Match details. Copa Venezuela, Round of 16. Kick-off is Wed 21 Oct, 23:00 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo.
What's at stake. Monagas SC are 1st on 15 points after 6 games, 5 points clear of Mineros de Guyana. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Deportivo Tachira have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W D L. Monagas SC have won six, drawn two and lost two of their last ten, 2.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W L D.
The numbers. Deportivo Tachira score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. Deportivo Tachira average 15.6 shots (6.4 on target), 6.0 corners and 2.2 cards a game. Monagas SC score 1.6 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Monagas SC average 10.9 shots (3.8 on target), 3.9 corners and 3.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Deportivo Tachira have won seven, drawn one and lost two. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, Deportivo Tachira won two and Monagas SC won two. The last time they met, on 16 Aug 2026, it finished Deportivo Tachira 3-2 Monagas SC.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 56%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Deportivo Tachira or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Monagas SC or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Deportivo Tachira or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call). Predicted score: Deportivo Tachira 2-1 Monagas SC (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).