📊 Form Guide

Independiente Petrolero

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Independiente Petrolero won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-0 Copa Sudamericana loss in their previous game against Botafogo.

In that match, Independiente Petrolero had 38% possession and 3 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Botafogo had 34 shots at goal with 14 of them on target. Mateo Ponte (15'), Álvaro Montoro (62') and Newton (77') scored for Botafogo.

Matches with Independiente Petrolero have tended to be entertaining encounters recently with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games, a total of 23 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 1 of these belonging to Independiente Petrolero. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if the trend will be maintained in this match or not.

Caracas

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In their previous fixture, Caracas drew 1-1 in the Copa Sudamericana match with Racing Club.

In that match, Caracas managed 32% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Racing Club got 24 shots on goal with 4 on target. Tomás Pérez (42') was the scorer for Racing Club.

Looking at their form, and Caracas have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 9 goals overall. In defence, Caracas have clearly had some problems.

👥 Head to head

The previous league encounter between the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 15/04/2026 when it finished Caracas 1-0 Independiente Petrolero.

On that day, Caracas had 47% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

On the other side, Independiente Petrolero got 10 shots at goal with 3 on target.

ℹ️ Team News: Independiente Petrolero

The Independiente Petrolero manager has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Caracas

Owing to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Caracas manager does not have any fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Independiente Petrolero will need to apply a lot of pressure to find the net against this Caracas side who we think might gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore seeing a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for Caracas at the end of this game.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Lucas Pereira, 05:01 02/05/2026