Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo La Guaira 1st with 27 points, UCV 4th with 6, 21 apart. Recent form told a different story for UCV: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Deportivo La Guaira were scoring 1.15 and conceding 0.46, UCV 1.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 4 Deportivo La Guaira wins, 4 for UCV, 5 draws, at 1.85 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 23% of those meetings. Only 15% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: UCV led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
UCV: Daniel De Sousa (22'), Williams José Lugo Ladera (68')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo La Guaira 50% · UCV 50% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 4-1