Match details. Primera Division, Clausura - Quadrangular - 3. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 22:30 Lagos time. It is played at Complejo Deportivo Socialista, Puerto Cabello.
What's at stake. Academia Puerto Cabello are 3rd on 3 points after 2 games, 2 points clear of Portuguesa FC. Deportivo Tachira are 1st on 6 points after 2 games, 4 points clear of Metropolitanos FC.
Form. Academia Puerto Cabello have won four, drawn four and lost two of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D W W. In this competition Academia Puerto Cabello have gone L W D W W D. Deportivo Tachira have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W W. In this competition Deportivo Tachira have gone W W D W W D.
The numbers. Academia Puerto Cabello score 1.5 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Academia Puerto Cabello average 12.7 shots (4.4 on target), 6.2 corners and 2.2 cards a game. Deportivo Tachira score 2.6 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets. Deportivo Tachira average 14.1 shots (5.9 on target), 5.3 corners and 1.9 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Academia Puerto Cabello have won two, drawn three and lost five. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, two were drawn and Deportivo Tachira won two. The last time they met, on 15 Sep 2026, it finished Academia Puerto Cabello 1-1 Deportivo Tachira.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 60%.
The case against. Academia Puerto Cabello's record still gives them 26% to win.
The read. Deportivo Tachira or the draw. Deportivo Tachira are the stronger side on form and the table.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Academia Puerto Cabello Under 1.5 goals (Academia Puerto Cabello's own games don't back it (3 of 6)). Predicted score: Academia Puerto Cabello 1-1 Deportivo Tachira (13% 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).