Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Trujillanos (3rd, 45 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Yaracuyanos (2nd, 22 pts). Recent form told a different story for Yaracuyanos: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.87 goals per team per game, Yaracuyanos ran at 1.14 scored and 0.79 conceded, Trujillanos at 2.5 and 1.71.
Trujillanos carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Yaracuyanos, 1 by Trujillanos, 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Florentino Oropeza in San Felipe (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.