Deportivo Tachira vs Monagas SC
Match details. Primera Division, Clausura - Quadrangular - 2. Kick-off is Wed 28 Oct, 00:30 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo.
What's at stake. Deportivo Tachira are 1st on 3 points after 1 game, 2 points clear of Deportivo La Guaira. Monagas SC are 4th on 0 points after 1 game.
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: W D W W D. In this competition Deportivo Tachira have gone W D W W D L. Monagas SC have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D W D W. In this competition Monagas SC have gone L D W D W W.
The numbers. Deportivo Tachira score 2.2 and concede 1.5 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Deportivo Tachira average 13.9 shots (5.7 on target), 5.0 corners and 1.9 cards a game. Monagas SC score 1.8 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Monagas SC average 10.2 shots (4.1 on target), 3.8 corners and 2.8 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Deportivo Tachira have won six, drawn one and lost two. Five of the nine 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 case against. Monagas SC's record still gives them 31% to win.
The read. Deportivo Tachira to win. An open game. Their goals for and against make Deportivo Tachira the likelier winners; Deportivo Tachira are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour Deportivo Tachira. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 64%. Five of the last nine meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.17, 79% on the records (Deportivo Tachira: over 1.5 goals in 9 of 10; Monagas SC: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 away). Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Deportivo Tachira 2-1 Monagas SC (10% 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 (the call and an open game).