Match Report
8 points and 3 places separated them: Estudiantes Mérida 4th with 3, Carabobo 1st with 11. Recent form told a different story for Estudiantes Mérida: only 35th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Estudiantes Mérida were scoring 0.33 and conceding 1.33, Carabobo 1.67 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Estudiantes Mérida, 1 draw and 5 for Carabobo, at 2.14 goals per meeting. 71% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Carabobo: Edson Tortolero (74'), Loureins Martínez (89')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes Mérida 57% · Carabobo 43% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 6-4