Match Report
Portuguesa (2nd, 8 pts) visited Estudiantes Mérida (4th, 3 pts) with 5 points between them. 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, Portuguesa 1.17 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Portuguesa carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Estudiantes Mérida 2, draws 1, Portuguesa 2, at 3 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings.
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida, capacity 42,200, hosted the game. With 53 matches recorded and 3.4 yellow cards per game, Y. Herrera Toledo was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Portuguesa led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Estudiantes Mérida: Kevin Quejada (81'), Geovan Montes (62') · Portuguesa: J. Moreno (32')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes Mérida 64% · Portuguesa 36% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 8-5