Monagas SC v Deportivo Tachira Betting Tips [18 June 2022]
Football - Primera Division
18 June 2022 19:15
The match
A matchup between third and fourth in the league table is set to kick off in the Venezuelan Primera Division when Monagas Sport Club hosts Deportivo Tachira at the Estadio Monumental de Maturin for matchday 17. The defending champions Tachira come into this match off the back of two wins from their last three matches with the most recent a 2-0 home win over Aragua. The Aurinegro have been in good form since ending their Copa Libertadores group in third place, resulting in missing out on the next phase but qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana knockout stages in the process. They’ll have the opportunity to focus all of their attention again on their domestic league for the next two fixtures before a meeting with famous Brazilian side Santos in two weeks time. Their opponents come into this match on a three game losing skid and a run of four matches without a win, an extremely disappointing stretch given Monagas’ strong start to the season.
Monagas has worryingly been held scoreless in their last two outings after previously looking unstoppable on the attacking side of the ball. Despite the goals drying up in recent outings, the Guerreros de Guarapiche still lead the league in goals scored with 28 and have managed to find the net in six of their seven home matches. This looks a decent spot for a strong bounce back performance from the hosts as two of their three losses on the current slide have come away from home. Monagas are a solid 4-1-2 at home and will fancy their chances against a Tachira side that has looked vulnerable when playing as the visitors. The champions have already lost four of their eight away matches and have lost back-to-back matches on the road. With the revenge factor on the side of the hosts after losing 4-2 away to Tachira less than three weeks ago, this looks to be a good spot to back Monagas to bounce back with three points.Key Statistics
- Tachira has a home goal differential of +9 in the league and an away goal differential of -3.
- These two sides tend to play out high-scoring matches against one another with five of their last six meetings ending with over 2.5 goals.
- Both teams have found the net in six consecutive matches when these two sides have faced off.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back Monagas draw no bet in this match. This is a good public fade spot with the majority of the action likely to come in on the visitors given their strong record against their opponents today. This opens up a good bit of value on the hosts and a good opportunity to “buy low” given their recent losing streak. Monagas’ strong early form shouldn’t be ignored and returning home in this match should provide them with enough of a boost to give Tachira a tough contest in what looks set to be an entertaining match.
