Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo Lara 1st with 60 points, Ureña 3rd with 45, 15 apart. Ureña's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ureña 1.52 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Deportivo Lara 1.7 and 0.74, with the league averaging 1.26.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Ureña. From the last five rounds, Ureña held 2 points of 15 and Deportivo Lara 10.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ureña, 0 by Deportivo Lara, 2 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Bicentenario de Ureña staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Deportivo Lara led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Lara: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Ureña 63% · Deportivo Lara 37% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 10-5