Venezuela - Primera DivisiónData current as of 23 July 2026

Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos: match statistics

Rayo Zuliano crest
Rayo Zuliano
0 : 1half-time 0:1
Metropolitanos crest
Metropolitanos

Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rayo Zuliano play Metropolitanos in Primera División (Venezuela). The match date is 18 April 2026 at 21:30. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Rayo Zuliano: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Metropolitanos: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rayo Zuliano scores 1.00 and concedes 1.77 goals per match. Metropolitanos scores 1.16 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rayo Zuliano 54%, Metropolitanos 37%. Over 2.5: Rayo Zuliano 62%, Metropolitanos 21%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Metropolitanos has higher xG: 1.17 vs 1.06. Rayo Zuliano: 9.8 shots per match, Metropolitanos: 10.1.

Match halves

Rayo Zuliano: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.46. Metropolitanos: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Rayo Zuliano: 31-45+ (3 goals). Metropolitanos: 46-60 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Match description

I back the away win (2): Metropolitanos have conceded only 1 goal in their last 5 matches, while Rayo Zuliano have conceded 10 in the same period. This season the visitors have a 5–4–2 record with 14 goals scored and 10 conceded, whereas the hosts are 4–2–5 with 12 goals scored and 20 conceded. Away, Metropolitanos average 11.2 shots and 4.0 on target per match with an average xG of 1.31, while Rayo at home average 8.4 shots and 2.4 on target with xG 0.91, indicating the visitors create more and better chances. Additionally, Metropolitanos have 40% clean sheets and only 20% of away matches without scoring, whereas Rayo at home have 20% clean sheets and as much as 40% of matches without a goal and concede on average 1.6 goals per match (10 in the last 5). Considering the average points in the last 5 matches — 2.0 for the visitors versus 1.0 for the hosts — alongside the advantage in chance creation and superior defensive metrics, I assess the probabilities as 60% for Metropolitanos, 20% for a draw and 20% for a Rayo win.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
15Shots10
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
5Shots on target3
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.94xG0.99
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
8Corners2
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
89Dangerous attacks21
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
9Fouls17
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
2Cards4
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

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 ZulianoMetropolitanos
1Goals scored / match1.16
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.77Goals conceded / match0.89
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
44%Average possession41%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
3Shots on target / match3.63
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.77Shots per match10.05
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
3Shots on target3.63
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
10.2%Shot conversion11.5%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
44%Possession41%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.06xG for1.17
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.7xG against1.43
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

Shooting quality

Rayo Zuliano: BalancedMetropolitanos: Balanced
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
Accuracy (shots on target)31%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.32

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.

Metropolitanos is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.4 pts / match - Metropolitanos

Rayo Zuliano
DWLLL
Season result split
31% W15% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-7
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 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: 1.6xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Metropolitanos
WDLWL
Season result split
47% W32% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-4
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 40%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.

Metropolitanos is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.16 goals / match - Metropolitanos

Metropolitanos is 99% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.77 goals / match - Rayo Zuliano · 0.89 goals / match - Metropolitanos

Rayo Zuliano scoring profile: mixed

Rayo Zuliano scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Metropolitanos keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 matches).

Metropolitanos scoring profile: very strong

Metropolitanos scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Rayo Zuliano keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

13Goals scored (season)22
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
23Goals conceded (season)17
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
2.77Average goals in match2.05
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
5Goals scored (last 5)5
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal79%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
31%2 goals32%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
15%3 goals5%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0%4 goals0%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal47%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
31%2 goals21%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
23%3 goals11%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
15%4 goals5%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time16%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0%BTTS in both halves11%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
15%Scored in both halves16%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
60%BTTS - last 540%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

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

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

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.

Metropolitanos is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.08 pts / match - Rayo Zuliano · 1.26 pts / match - Metropolitanos

Rayo Zuliano - half-time state
23% leading38% draw38% trailing
Metropolitanos - half-time state
21% leading63% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.08Points per match (1st half)1.26
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.37
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.38Average goals (1st half)0.68
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
46%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
62%No goal before half-time63%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.68
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0.46Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
0.92Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.37
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
46%Clean sheet after half-time68%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos
69%No goal after half-time42%
Rayo ZulianoMetropolitanos

Rayo Zuliano - second-half results

23% W31% R46% P
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Metropolitanos - second-half results

42% W42% R16% P
24
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding224%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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 match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Metropolitanos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.42.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% 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
3
16-30
3
7
31-45
2
4
46-60
2
3
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 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.
-0.64
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.
+4.6 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.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
157%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Metropolitanos

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.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 ZulianoLigaMetropolitanos
Average goals in match 2.772.49 2.05
Both teams scored 54%53% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%43% 21%
Clean sheets 8%28% 53%
Goal before half-time 69%65% 53%
Goal after half-time 77%75% 63%

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

2.49
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Rayo Zuliano 0 - 0 - 2 Metropolitanos. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Deportivo Rayo Zuliano
0 : 1
Metropolitanos FC
Metropolitanos FC
4 : 2
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano

FAQ

What was the result of Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos?

The Primera División match finished Rayo Zuliano 0:1 Metropolitanos. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Rayo Zuliano and Metropolitanos?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Rayo Zuliano won 0, Metropolitanos won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos?

Rayo Zuliano score 1.00 goals per game on average and Metropolitanos 1.16. The Primera División average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Rayo Zuliano's matches and 37% of Metropolitanos's.

What form are Rayo Zuliano and Metropolitanos in?

Over the last 5 games Rayo Zuliano have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Metropolitanos 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos?

The statistical background for Rayo Zuliano vs Metropolitanos — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.