Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: UCV 4th with 6, Portuguesa 2nd with 8. On recent form UCV sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: UCV 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Portuguesa 1.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.28.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for UCV, 1 for Portuguesa and 3 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (capacity 23,940). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portuguesa led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
UCV: Jovanny Bolívar (54'), Samuel Sosa (88') · Portuguesa: Jonathan Canete (13'), Jonathan Canete (23'), David Linarez (74')
Key stats
Possession: UCV 60% · Portuguesa 40% · Total shots: 18-20 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 6-3