Estudiantes de Mérida Fortaleza betting prediction

After 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 4^th position, with no points won. In the last match, they have lost (1‑5) at home against Palestino, after in the previous round they have lost (6‑1) in an away match against Fortaleza. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. Estudiantes M. has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6 of the last 10 home matches.

They have lost the last 4 matches and haven't won any of the last 5 matches for this competition. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 3 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in advantage in all of those 3 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the match in all of them. They have conceded the first goal in 12 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 12 of their 29 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Estudiantes de Mérida is a very fragile team and this can be seen by looking at the table. They still hasn't scored and has been an easy victim for their competitors, so much so that even playing at home the team doesn't have favoritism. In reality, they have to focus on avoiding a negative result against Fortaleza, as it is the Brazilians who arrive as favorites. The tendency is to play focusing on pressing and trying to find spaces to surprise.

Confirmed Lineup: Beycker Velásquez, Devinson Martinez, A. Doldán, Marcel Guaramato, J. Márquez, Aaron Rodríguez, Jorge Paez, Jesús Gómez Mercado, Néstor Canelón, Ervin Zorrilla, Junior José Paredes Jaspe.
Coach: D. Farías Acosta.