Match Report
8 points and 2 places separated them: Deportivo Táchira 2nd with 11, Estudiantes Mérida 4th with 3. Estudiantes Mérida had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 4th in the table.
Estudiantes Mérida had lost four 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. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
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