Venezuela - Primera DivisiónEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano de MéridaData current as of September 18, 2026

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Estudiantes Mérida vs Trujillanos: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Estudiantes Mérida plays Trujillanos in Primera División (Venezuela). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida.

Recent form

Estudiantes Mérida has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Trujillanos has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Estudiantes Mérida scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.28. Trujillanos scores 0.87 and allows 1.87. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 48% of Estudiantes Mérida's games and 52% of Trujillanos's. The Over 2.5 rates are 45% and 48%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Trujillanos has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.28 per game. Estudiantes Mérida takes 11.7 shots per game, while Trujillanos takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Estudiantes Mérida leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.62 goals per game after halftime. Trujillanos leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.48 after halftime.

When the teams score

Estudiantes Mérida's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Trujillanos, it is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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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.

Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.17Goals scored / game0.87
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.28Goals allowed / game1.87
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
52%Average possession48%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
3.55Shots on target / game4.3
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.72Shots per game12.61
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
3.55Shots on target4.3
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
10%Shot conversion6.9%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
52%Possession48%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.28xG for1.48
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.44xG against1.69
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

Shooting quality

Estudiantes Mérida: BalancedTrujillanos: Balanced
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
Accuracy (shots on target)30%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.20

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.

Estudiantes Mérida is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Estudiantes Mérida · 1.2 pts / game - Trujillanos

Estudiantes Mérida
WDLWL
Season result split
38% W17% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-13
1.31 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-4
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Trujillanos
WLLWL
Season result split
13% W22% D65% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-15
0.61 pts / game · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Estudiantes Mérida is 34% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Estudiantes Mérida · 0.87 goals / game - Trujillanos

Estudiantes Mérida is 46% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.28 goals / game - Estudiantes Mérida · 1.87 goals / game - Trujillanos

Estudiantes Mérida scoring profile: very strong

Estudiantes Mérida scores in 66% of games (19 of 29 games), while Trujillanos keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 games).

Trujillanos scoring profile: strong

Trujillanos scores in 57% of games (13 of 23 games), while Estudiantes Mérida keeps a clean sheet in 17% (5 of 29 games).

34Goals scored (season)20
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
37Goals conceded (season)43
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
2.45Average goals per game2.74
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
5Goals conceded (last 5)11
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal57%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
41%2 goals26%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
10%3 goals4%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0%4 goals0%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal87%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
38%2 goals52%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
7%3 goals35%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0%4 goals13%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

* 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.

48%
Estudiantes Mérida - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 29 games
52%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time17%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
10%BTTS in both halves9%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
28%Scored in both halves22%
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BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
60%BTTS - last 580%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

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.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time35%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

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.

Estudiantes Mérida is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / game - Estudiantes Mérida · 1.04 pts / game - Trujillanos

Estudiantes Mérida - half-time state
21% leading52% draw28% trailing
Trujillanos - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per game (1st half)1.04
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.39
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.21Average goals (1st half)1
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
45%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
55%No goal before half-time61%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per game (2nd half)0.7
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0.62Goals scored (2nd half)0.48
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)1.26
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.74
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
52%Clean sheet after half-time22%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos
52%No goal after half-time61%
Estudiantes MéridaTrujillanos

Estudiantes Mérida - second-half results

38% W28% D34% L
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
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-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Trujillanos - second-half results

17% W17% D65% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding59%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 13%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Estudiantes Mérida - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Trujillanos - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.4
Average goals per game1.22.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Estudiantes Mérida
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
7
16-30
8
8
31-45
4
5
46-60
5
4
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Trujillanos
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
4
5
16-30
2
4
31-45
1
7
46-60
6
6
61-75
4
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -12 - 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

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Estudiantes Mérida

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Trujillanos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

Estudiantes MéridaLigaTrujillanos
Average goals per game 2.452.52 2.74
Both teams scored 48%52% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%44% 48%
Clean sheets 17%28% 13%
Goal before half-time 72%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 79%76% 87%

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

2.52
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)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Estudiantes Mérida's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Trujillanos. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Estudiantes Mérida and Trujillanos play?

Estudiantes Mérida face Trujillanos on September 20, 2026 in Primera División at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Estudiantes Mérida vs Trujillanos?

Estudiantes Mérida score 1.17 goals per game on average and Trujillanos 0.87. The Primera División average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Estudiantes Mérida's matches and 52% of Trujillanos's.

What form are Estudiantes Mérida and Trujillanos in?

Over the last 5 games Estudiantes Mérida have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Trujillanos 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Estudiantes Mérida vs Trujillanos?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.