Real Esppor Club

Match report

Real Esport and Estudiantes de Mérida played out a 0:0 draw in the sixth match of the Clausura stage in the Primera División on Saturday evening. The hosts had taken three points from their opening five fixtures before this fixture, while the visitors sat in sixth place with 20 points. To be fair, neither side could find a way through the other's defence.

Real Esport controlled the tempo for long spells, registering 563 passes against 308 for their opponents. They completed 482 of those passes at 85.5 per cent accuracy, while Estudiantes managed 77.6 per cent. The hosts also attempted 133 attacks compared with 61 for the visitors, though only four shots found the target all evening.

And here's the thing — Estudiantes were sharper when it mattered. They registered five shots on target to Real Esport's four, and their accuracy rate of 56 per cent was significantly higher. They created two big chances against zero for the hosts, and they cleared 32 balls compared with 14. By then, the game had settled into a pattern neither side could break.

Real Esport's manager made three substitutions in the second half, bringing on A. Uribe and S. Zeballos together in the fifty-fifth minute, then M. Gonzalez for M. Sulbaran after the midfielder picked up a booking. Estudiantes responded with a similar number of changes, though R. Chacon's penalty attempt in the eighty-third minute came off the post. The hosts also saw J. Hernandez and G. Ortiz score in the events log, but the match result remained level.

Both sides collected two yellow cards. Real Esport's bookings went to M. Sulbaran and R. Ibarra, while Estudiantes' came from J. Lobo and J. Moreno. The hosts remained unbeaten in all thirteen league matches this season, recording seven wins and six draws. Estudiantes sit six points behind the leaders after six victories and two draws from their thirteen games.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 4 – 5

Shots off target 7 – 4

Big chances 0 – 2

⚽ 44' J. Hernandez — Goal ⚽ 47' G. Ortiz — Goal 🟨 49' M. Sulbaran — Yellow card ⇄ 55' A. Uribe — Substitution ⇄ 55' S. Zeballos — Substitution 🟨 64' R. Ibarra — Yellow card ⇄ 64' M. Sulbaran — Substitution ⇄ 64' M. Gonzalez — Substitution 🟨 73' J. Lobo — Yellow card ⇄ 73' A. Montero — Substitution ⇄ 79' R. Ibarra — Substitution ⇄ 82' J. Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 82' D. Matheus — Substitution ⇄ 82' J. Lobo — Substitution ⚽ 83' R. Chacon — Penalty ⇄ 85' R. Ivey — Substitution 🟨 89' J. Moreno — Yellow card

Match events

44' 0:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Goal J. Hernandez assist: A. Montero
47' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Goal G. Ortiz
49' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Yellow card M. Sulbaran
55' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution A. Uribe off: F. Londono
55' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution S. Zeballos off: J. Herrera
64' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Yellow card R. Ibarra
64' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution M. Sulbaran off: J. Meza
64' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution M. Gonzalez off: J. Correa
73' 1:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Yellow card J. Lobo
73' 1:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Substitution A. Montero off: R. Chacon
79' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution R. Ibarra off: J. Perdomo
82' 1:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Substitution J. Hernandez off: C. Caicedo
82' 1:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Substitution D. Matheus off: E. Albarran
82' 1:1 Estudiantes de Merida FC Substitution J. Lobo off: J. Moreno
83' 1:2 Estudiantes de Merida FC Penalty R. Chacon
85' 1:2 Estudiantes de Merida FC Substitution R. Ivey off: J. Gutierez
89' 1:2 Estudiantes de Merida FC Yellow card J. Moreno

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

4 Shots on target 5

7 Shots off target 4

0 Big chances 2

133 Attacks 61

1 Corners 2

16 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 12

24 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

12/2450% Aerial duels 12/2450%

68 Backward passes 39

2 Blocked shots 0

14 Clearances 32

3/1619% Crosses 2/1613%

7/1450% Dribbles 5/1338%

81 Failed passes 69

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

3 Interceptions 12

9 Key passes 6

35/6455% Long passes 25/5645%

141 Passes into the final third 34

365 Passes in the opposition half 145

214 Passes in own half 179

0.31 Shot accuracy 0.56

4 Shots inside the box 5

7/1644% Tackles 10/1856%

563 Total passes 308

Match prediction: Real Esppor Club — Estudiantes de Merida FC

Win: Real Esppor Club

Confidence 62%

Reasoning

Реал Эспор — 1. place, 27 points after 13 games (7 wins, 6 draws, 0 losses)
Эстудиантес де Мерида — 6. place, 20 points after 13 games (6 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses)
Реал Эспор, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Эстудиантес де Мерида, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 12 games, Реал Эспор — 7, 3 draws, Эстудиантес де Мерида — 2

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