Match Report
Monagas went into the game 9th in the table on 10 points; Carabobo sat 1st on 11 — a 1-point gap. Monagas ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Monagas were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.33, Carabobo 1.67 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Monagas win, 4 for Carabobo, 5 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 10% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Monumental de Maturín, capacity 51,796, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Monagas: Luis Daniel González Cova (51')
Key stats
Possession: Monagas 38% · Carabobo 62% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-9