Venezuela - Primera DivisiónEstadio Olímpico de la UCVData current as of August 30, 2026

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Deportivo La Guaira vs Estudiantes Mérida: match statistics

Deportivo La Guaira vs Estudiantes Mérida: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Deportivo La Guaira plays Estudiantes Mérida in Primera División (Venezuela). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

Recent form

Deportivo La Guaira has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Estudiantes Mérida has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Deportivo La Guaira scores 1.46 goals per game and allows 0.71. Estudiantes Mérida scores 1.17 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.50 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Deportivo La Guaira's games and 46% of Estudiantes Mérida's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 46%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Deportivo La Guaira has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 1.21 per game. Deportivo La Guaira takes 13.6 shots per game, while Estudiantes Mérida takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Deportivo La Guaira leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Estudiantes Mérida leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.58 after halftime.

When the teams score

Deportivo La Guaira's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). For Estudiantes Mérida, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.50 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
1.46Goals scored / game1.17
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.71Goals allowed / game1.33
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
57%Average possession52%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
4.58Shots on target / game3.33
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.63Shots per game10.96
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
4.58Shots on target3.33
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
10.7%Shot conversion10.6%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
57%Possession52%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
1.5xG for1.21
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
1.07xG against1.47
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

Shooting quality

Deportivo La Guaira: BalancedEstudiantes Mérida: Balanced
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Deportivo La Guaira is 50% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Deportivo La Guaira · 1.6 pts / game - Estudiantes Mérida

Deportivo La Guaira
WLWWW
Season result split
50% W42% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-10-2
1.92 pts / game · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DDLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.00Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Estudiantes Mérida
DWLWD
Season result split
38% W17% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-11
1.29 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-7
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Deportivo La Guaira is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.46 goals / game - Deportivo La Guaira · 1.17 goals / game - Estudiantes Mérida

Deportivo La Guaira is 87% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.71 goals / game - Deportivo La Guaira · 1.33 goals / game - Estudiantes Mérida

Deportivo La Guaira scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo La Guaira scores in 79% of games (19 of 24 meczów), while Estudiantes Mérida keeps a clean sheet in 17% (4 of 24 meczów).

Estudiantes Mérida scoring profile: mixed

Estudiantes Mérida scores in 63% of games (15 of 24 meczów), while Deportivo La Guaira keeps a clean sheet in 46% (11 of 24 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)28
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
17Goals conceded (season)32
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
2.17Average goals per game2.5
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
15Goals scored (last 5)5
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal63%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
38%2 goals42%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
13%3 goals13%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
8%4 goals0%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal83%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
17%2 goals42%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0%3 goals8%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0%4 goals0%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Deportivo La Guaira - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 24 meczów
46%
Estudiantes Mérida - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 24 meczów
52%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time29%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
4%BTTS in both halves13%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
33%Scored in both halves29%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
100%BTTS - last 540%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Deportivo La Guaira is 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - Deportivo La Guaira · 1.17 pts / game - Estudiantes Mérida

Deportivo La Guaira - half-time state
38% leading54% draw8% trailing
Estudiantes Mérida - half-time state
21% leading54% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)1.17
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.96Average goals (1st half)1.21
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
75%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
46%No goal before half-time54%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
0.46Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.29
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
58%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida
42%No goal after half-time54%
Deportivo La GuairaEstudiantes Mérida

Deportivo La Guaira - second-half results

42% W38% R21% P
40
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Estudiantes Mérida - second-half results

38% W21% R42% P
28
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding181%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Deportivo La Guaira - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.00
Goals scored / game1.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game2.22.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+5+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 8
Estudiantes Mérida - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Deportivo La Guaira
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
4
3
16-30
9
1
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
2
61-75
11
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Estudiantes Mérida
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
7
7
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Deportivo La Guaira

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
64%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Estudiantes Mérida

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

Deportivo La GuairaLigaEstudiantes Mérida
Average goals per game 2.172.50 2.50
Both teams scored 50%52% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%44% 46%
Clean sheets 46%28% 17%
Goal before half-time 63%66% 71%
Goal after half-time 75%75% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.50
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.11
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Deportivo La Guaira's perspective: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Estudiantes Mérida. Games average 2.33 goals, and both teams scored in 67% of them.

Estudiantes Mérida
0 : 1
Deportivo La Guaira
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
1 : 2
Deportivo La Guaira
Deportivo La Guaira
2 : 1
Estudiantes de Mérida FC