Venezuela - Primera DivisiónData current as of 06 August 2026

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Rayo Zuliano vs Estudiantes Mérida: match statistics

Rayo Zuliano vs Estudiantes Mérida: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rayo Zuliano play Estudiantes Mérida in Primera División (Venezuela). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Current form

Rayo Zuliano: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Estudiantes Mérida: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rayo Zuliano scores 1.00 and concedes 1.79 goals per match. Estudiantes Mérida scores 1.25 and concedes 1.40. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rayo Zuliano 57%, Estudiantes Mérida 50%. Over 2.5: Rayo Zuliano 64%, Estudiantes Mérida 50%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Estudiantes Mérida has higher xG: 1.23 vs 1.06. Rayo Zuliano: 9.6 shots per match, Estudiantes Mérida: 10.9.

Match halves

Rayo Zuliano: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.43. Estudiantes Mérida: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Rayo Zuliano: 31-45+ (4 goals). Estudiantes Mérida: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-1. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 67%.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1Goals scored / match1.25
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1.79Goals conceded / match1.4
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
44%Average possession52%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
3Shots on target / match3.45
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.64Shots per match10.95
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
3Shots on target3.45
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
10.4%Shot conversion11.4%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
44%Possession52%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1.06xG for1.23
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1.69xG against1.51
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

Shooting quality

Rayo Zuliano: BalancedEstudiantes Mérida: Balanced
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.36

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rayo Zuliano is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Rayo Zuliano · 0.2 pts / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Rayo Zuliano
WLLLL
Season result split
29% W14% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Estudiantes Mérida
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W15% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-10
1.20 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 25% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.25 goals / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Estudiantes Mérida is 28% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.79 goals / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.4 goals / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Rayo Zuliano scoring profile: very strong

Rayo Zuliano scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while Estudiantes Mérida keeps a clean sheet in 10% (2 of 20 matches).

Estudiantes Mérida scoring profile: very strong

Estudiantes Mérida scores in 60% of matches (12 of 20 matches), while Rayo Zuliano keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

14Goals scored (season)25
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
25Goals conceded (season)28
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
2.79Average goals in match2.65
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
5Goals scored (last 5)2
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal60%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
29%2 goals50%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
14%3 goals15%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0%4 goals0%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal90%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
36%2 goals45%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
21%3 goals5%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
14%4 goals0%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
Estudiantes Mérida - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 20 matches
54%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time35%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0%BTTS in both halves15%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
14%Scored in both halves35%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
60%BTTS - last 520%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

Match 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 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.07 pts / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.3 pts / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Rayo Zuliano - half-time state
21% leading43% draw36% trailing
Estudiantes Mérida - half-time state
25% leading55% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.07Points per match (1st half)1.3
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.7
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.3
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
43%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
57%No goal before half-time45%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

After half-time (2nd half)

0.93Points per match (2nd half)1.15
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
1.36Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
43%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida
71%No goal after half-time60%
Rayo ZulianoEstudiantes Mérida

Rayo Zuliano - second-half results

21% W29% R50% P
15
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Estudiantes Mérida - second-half results

30% W25% R45% P
26
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding140%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rayo Zuliano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Estudiantes Mérida - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.20
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Estudiantes Mérida
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
7
6
31-45
1
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
6
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rayo Zuliano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
158%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Estudiantes Mérida

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Rayo ZulianoLigaEstudiantes Mérida
Average goals in match 2.792.50 2.65
Both teams scored 57%54% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%45% 50%
Clean sheets 7%28% 10%
Goal before half-time 71%67% 75%
Goal after half-time 79%75% 80%

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

2.50
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Rayo Zuliano 2 - 0 - 1 Estudiantes Mérida. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Estudiantes Mérida
1 : 2
Rayo Zuliano
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano
2 : 1
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
1 : 0
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano