Match Info

Liga FUTVE - Apertura - Round 5

Date: 27 February 2026, Friday

Location: Complejo Deportivo Socialista (Carabobo)

Referee: Valenzuela J. (Ven)


	Academia Puerto Cabello		Estudiantes de Mérida

	1	X	2
				Watch
	1.55	3.65	5.7
	1.49	3.81	7.32
	1.73	3.46	5.11	Watch
	1.53	3.5	6.5
	1.59	3.64	5.98	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.58 ↑ (1.55)	3.61 ↓ (4.01)	6.12 ↑ (5.65)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 6.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Academia Puerto Cabello
59%

Draw
25.8%

Estudiantes de Mérida
15.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

60.2%

23.3%

16.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Academia Puerto Cabello has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.2%)

Estudiantes de Mérida has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
60%	40%	0%

Academia Puerto Cabello - Estudiantes de Mérida Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Puerto Cabello will win (votes: 3 - 60%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 40%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Graterol J. (C) 70. Flores Barrios R. D. 4. Velasquez J. 14. Bortagaray G. 21. Padron G. 8. Moreno J. 5. Gonzalez G. 31. Hernandez J. 44. Melendez G. 15. Saggiomo D. 9. Ponce A.	1. Rojas T. (C) 25. Acosta H. 2. Gutierez J. 4. Rodriguez C. 20. Montilla Maldonado J. A. 16. Lobo J. 5. Ramirez Holguin W. S. 11. Montero A. 14. Ivey R. 9. Quejada K. 17. Magallan C.
Substitutes
47. Bamba G. 30. Casiani L. 19. Castillo J. 24. Contreras H. 6. Lima P. 20. Marchan J. 17. Martinez J. 63. Obradovic S. 11. Pernia E. 55. Romero L. (G) 16. Rosales R. 29. Vargas J.	26. Azocar J. 44. Caicedo L. 21. Flores A. 32. Izarra A. 23. Lacruz Y. 3. Marquez J. 33. Mejias Diego 15. Rivas C. 18. Rivera B. 12. Roberts E. (G)
Coaches
Sarago E.	Ortiz J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
13', 1 - 0, Hernandez J. ⚽, Moreno J. (A),
28', Moreno J. 🟨,
39', 1 - 1, Montero A. ⚽, Magallan C. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Moreno J. ↓, Rosales R. ↑,
46', Flores Barrios R. D. ↓, Castillo J. ↑,
53', Padron G. 🟨,
61', Magallan C. ↓, Lacruz Y. ↑,
61', Montero A. ↓, Rivas C. ↑,
66', Ponce A. ↓, Pernia E. ↑,
69', Ramirez Holguin W. S. 🟨,
69', Bortagaray G. 🟨,
71', 1 - 2, Quejada K. (Penalty Awarded),
77', Saggiomo D. ↓, Marchan J. ↑,
78', Castillo J. 🟨,
80', Gutierez J. ↓, Caicedo L. ↑,
81', Montilla Maldonado J. A. 🟨,
85', Melendez G. ↓, Martinez J. ↑,
88', Montilla Maldonado J. A. ↓, Rivera B. ↑,
88', Ivey R. ↓, Marquez J. ↑,

Preview

This time we’ll see a clash between two mid-table teams (ranked 7 in the zone Promotion ~ Liga FUTVE (Apertura ~ Quadrangular: ) and 9).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Puerto Cabello won 2.

In recent matches, Puerto Cabello has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).

In this match, Puerto Cabello is a strong favorite.

In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Puerto Cabello won 7 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 20:16. (average 1.4:1.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Puerto Cabello won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 10:7. (average 1.4:1).

Standings

Clausura

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
3	Puerto Cabello	11	5	4	2	15:9	6	19
7	Estudiantes Merida	11	4	4	3	12:12	0	16

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Academia Puerto Cabello
Venezuelan Primera Division
21.02.26	Rayo Zuliano - Academia Puerto Cabello	2:1 ✺
14.02.26	Academia Puerto Cabello - Zamora	2:0 ✺
07.02.26	Caracas - Academia Puerto Cabello	1:1 ✺
30.01.26	Academia Puerto Cabello - Metropolitanos	1:1 ✺
Club Friendly
20.01.26	Universidad Central - Academia Puerto Cabello	0:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.8 LWTTW
- Estudiantes de Mérida
Venezuelan Primera Division
23.02.26	Academia Anzoátegui - Estudiantes de Mérida	0:3 ✺
13.02.26	Estudiantes de Mérida - Rayo Zuliano	1:2 ✺
07.02.26	Zamora - Estudiantes de Mérida	3:2 ✺
01.02.26	Estudiantes de Mérida - Caracas	2:2 ✺
05.10.25	Estudiantes de Mérida - Yaracuyanos	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6 WLLTL

Latest Head to Head

Venezuelan Primera Division
27.09.25	Academia Puerto Cabello - Estudiantes de Mérida	1:2
18.04.25	Estudiantes de Mérida - Academia Puerto Cabello	1:0
07.08.24	Estudiantes de Mérida - Academia Puerto Cabello	2:1
17.02.24	Academia Puerto Cabello - Estudiantes de Mérida	2:1
30.09.23	Academia Puerto Cabello - Estudiantes de Mérida	1:0
12.02.23	Estudiantes de Mérida - Academia Puerto Cabello	1:3
23.07.22	Estudiantes de Mérida - Academia Puerto Cabello	1:3

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