Match Report
3 points for Estudiantes Mérida (4th), 11 for Deportivo Táchira (2nd): an 8-point gap. Estudiantes Mérida had been under-performing their position — 35th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Estudiantes Mérida ran at 0.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Deportivo Táchira at 1.33 and 0.83.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Estudiantes Mérida, 6 for Deportivo Táchira and 0 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida, with room for 42,200 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Estudiantes Mérida: J. Lobo (62'), Ronaldo Chacón (78')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes Mérida 50% · Deportivo Táchira 50% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-7