About Match
Caracas go into the game 9th in the table on 5 points; Portuguesa sit 2nd on 8 — a 3-point gap. Recent form tells a different story for Portuguesa: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Three points here take Caracas to 8, overtaking Portuguesa, assuming other results stand.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Caracas, 2 by Portuguesa, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 14% of meetings.