Monagas vs Portuguesa Prediction 23 August 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Monagas and Portuguesa may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Monumental de Maturín stadium in the city of Maturin as part of the Liga FUTVE tournament. The match is scheduled for 13:30 23 August.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 27 February 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 4:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Portuguesa):
- ball possession percentage: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 8 vs 20;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 3;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Monagas and Portuguesa:
- played 30 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 12, for the away team - 15, draws - 3;
- number of goals - 33 against 41;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.87, in the 2nd half - 1.6;
- average total goals in the match - 2.47.
Head-to-head statistics Monagas - Portuguesa

Monagas Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 19 August 2026 as part of the Copa Venezuela tournament (home team - Monagas, away team - Mineros de Guayana). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here's the game statistics (Monagas vs Mineros de Guayana):
- ball possession: 53% vs 47%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- fouls: 18 vs 18;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 0;
- shots on target: 4 vs 5.
- 3 wins,
- 8 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Monagas stands at a mid-tier position within the Liga FUTVE standings, with a win percentage of 25% and a loss percentage of 63%.
⚽️Monagas has scored a total of 14 goals. On the defensive end, Monagas has allowed 27 goals over the season.
Match Results: Monagas

Portuguesa Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 15 August 2026 as part of the Liga FUTVE tournament (home team - Portuguesa, away - Trujillanos). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here are the match stats (Portuguesa vs Trujillanos):
- ball possession: 58% vs 42%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 4;
- fouls: 18 vs 26;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
- 5 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Portuguesa stands at a mid-tier position within the Liga FUTVE standings, with a win percentage of 41% and a loss percentage of 27%.
⚽Portuguesa has scored a total of 20 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 24 goals over the season.
Match Results: Portuguesa
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 30;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 6; for visitors away - 4; number of draws - 5;
- Average first-half total: 0.87;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.47, while the visitors net 0.4.
First-Half Stats: Monagas (home) vs Portuguesa (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 8 vs 11;
- wins: 1 (12.5%) vs 5 (45.45%);
- losses: 3 (37.5%) vs 3 (27.27%);
- draws: 4 (50%) vs 3 (27.27%);
- Average goals scored: 0.88 vs 1.45;
- Average goals conceded: 0.63 vs 0.55.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 1 vs 5;
- losses: 2 vs 3;
- draws: 7 vs 2;
- Average first-half total: 0.9 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.5) vs 1.4 (scored - 0.8, conceded - 0.6).
- Monagas have drawn in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games (Liga FUTVE).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 30;
- home team wins - 12, away team wins - 15, draws - 3.
Statistics: Monagas vs Portuguesa
- matches played in the tournament: 13 vs 13;
- wins: 4 vs 9;
- win percentage: 25% vs 41%;
- losses: 10 vs 6;
- draws: 2 vs 7.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 5;
- losses: 5 vs 3;
- draws: 1 vs 2.
- Monagas have not lost in 7 of last 8 home games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.1, the guests - 1.37;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.47;
- both teams scored: overall - 12; at the home team's field - 5.
Statistics: Monagas vs Portuguesa
- average total in the tournament: 2.81 vs 2.55;
- average total goals scored: 1.13 vs 1.45;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.31 vs 0.73;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.81 vs 0.73;
- Monagas: average total at home in the tournament - 1.5;
- Portuguesa: average total away in the tournament - 1.45;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.7 (home - 1.4) vs 1.3 (away - 1.8).
- Monagas have conceded in 9 of last 10 games against Portuguesa (Liga FUTVE).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 30;
- both teams scored all-time - 12 times;
- on the home team’s field - 5 times.
Statistics: Monagas vs Portuguesa
- number of matches played in the tournament: 13 vs 13;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 8 vs 10;
- number of BTTS matches for Monagas at home - 4 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Portuguesa away - 7 (64%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Monagas at home - 2 (40%);
- BTTS matches for Portuguesa away - 4 (80%).