Match Report
In the standings it was Estudiantes Mérida 4th on 3 points, Metropolitanos 1st on 16 — separated by 13. The last five rounds placed Estudiantes Mérida no better than 35th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Estudiantes Mérida were scoring 0.33 and conceding 1.33, Metropolitanos 2.14 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Estudiantes Mérida had been beaten in three straight games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Estudiantes Mérida 1, draws 1, Metropolitanos 6, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side.
J. Uzcátegui officiated: 31 games logged, averaging 3.3 yellow cards each. The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida (capacity 42,200). Metropolitanos led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Metropolitanos: Herman Gutiérrez (8' og)
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes Mérida 70% · Metropolitanos 30% · Total shots: 20-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 9-4