Match Report
8 points and 2 places separated them: Deportivo Táchira 2nd with 11, Estudiantes Mérida 4th with 3. Estudiantes Mérida's recent output lagged their position: 35th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Deportivo Táchira ran at 1.33 scored and 0.83 conceded, Estudiantes Mérida at 0.33 and 1.33.
Estudiantes Mérida entered with four losses in a row.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Deportivo Táchira 5, draws 0, Estudiantes Mérida 1, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The match was played at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo (capacity 38,755). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Táchira: Jairo Damián Villalpando Modesto (60')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Táchira 61% · Estudiantes Mérida 39% · Total shots: 40-13 · On target: 14-5 · Corners: 13-3