Venezuela - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 18, 2026

Rayo Zuliano vs Monagas: match statistics

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Rayo Zuliano vs Monagas: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rayo Zuliano plays Monagas in Primera División (Venezuela). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026.

Recent form

Rayo Zuliano has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Monagas has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Rayo Zuliano scores 1.30 goals per game and allows 1.91. Monagas scores 1.09 and allows 1.48. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Rayo Zuliano's games and 48% of Monagas's. The Over 2.5 rates are 65% and 52%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Monagas has the higher season xG average, 1.32 to 1.05 per game. Rayo Zuliano takes 9.5 shots per game, while Monagas takes 13.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Rayo Zuliano leads at halftime in 35% of its games and scores 0.43 goals per game after halftime. Monagas leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.74 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rayo Zuliano's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). For Monagas, it is minutes 46-60 (7 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, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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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.

Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.3Goals scored / game1.09
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.91Goals allowed / game1.48
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
44%Average possession50%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
3.22Shots on target / game3.74
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.52Shots per game13.26
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
3.22Shots on target3.74
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
13.7%Shot conversion8.2%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
44%Possession50%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.05xG for1.32
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.75xG against1.44
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

Shooting quality

Rayo Zuliano: Counter-attackingMonagas: Balanced
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
Accuracy (shots on target)34%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.29

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.

Rayo Zuliano
LWLWW
Season result split
35% W9% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-13
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 2.04BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Monagas
LWLWW
Season result split
30% W13% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-13
1.04 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-9
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 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.

Rayo Zuliano is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

1.3 goals / game - Rayo Zuliano · 1.09 goals / game - Monagas

Monagas is 29% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.91 goals / game - Rayo Zuliano · 1.48 goals / game - Monagas

Rayo Zuliano scoring profile: strong

Rayo Zuliano scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 games), while Monagas keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 games).

Monagas scoring profile: very strong

Monagas scores in 70% of games (16 of 23 games), while Rayo Zuliano keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 games).

30Goals scored (season)25
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
44Goals conceded (season)34
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
3.22Average goals per game2.57
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
12Goals scored (last 5)6
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal70%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
35%2 goals26%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
22%3 goals13%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
9%4 goals0%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal74%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
48%2 goals43%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
30%3 goals26%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
17%4 goals4%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

* 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

35%BTTS at half-time22%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
9%BTTS in both halves13%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
22%Scored in both halves17%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
80%BTTS - last 540%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
52%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

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.

Rayo Zuliano is 64% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / game - Rayo Zuliano · 0.87 pts / game - Monagas

Rayo Zuliano - half-time state
35% leading39% draw26% trailing
Monagas - half-time state
13% leading48% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per game (1st half)0.87
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
0.87Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.61Average goals (1st half)1.04
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
43%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
43%No goal before half-time65%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
35%Clean sheet after half-time39%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas
70%No goal after half-time48%
Rayo ZulianoMonagas

Rayo Zuliano - second-half results

17% W30% D52% L
33
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Monagas - second-half results

22% W35% D43% L
20
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.87
PPG before half-time
Lead holding231%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rayo Zuliano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.600.60
Goals scored / game1.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.8
Average goals per game2.42.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal0%60%
Goal difference+6-6
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 9
Monagas - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
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

* 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.

Rayo Zuliano
ScoredConceded
7
2
0-15
8
6
16-30
5
9
31-45
2
8
46-60
2
6
61-75
6
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Monagas
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
4
8
16-30
4
6
31-45
7
3
46-60
5
7
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+38%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rayo Zuliano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
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.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
172%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Monagas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
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.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% 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

Rayo ZulianoLigaMonagas
Average goals per game 3.222.52 2.57
Both teams scored 57%52% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%44% 52%
Clean sheets 13%28% 26%
Goal before half-time 78%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 83%76% 83%

^ 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 Rayo Zuliano's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses against Monagas. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 67% of them.

Monagas
3 : 0
Rayo Zuliano
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano
3 : 1
Monagas SC
Monagas SC
3 : 2
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano

FAQ

When do Rayo Zuliano and Monagas play?

Rayo Zuliano face Monagas on September 20, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Rayo Zuliano won 1, Monagas won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

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

Rayo Zuliano score 1.30 goals per game on average and Monagas 1.09. The Primera División average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Rayo Zuliano's matches and 48% of Monagas's.

What form are Rayo Zuliano and Monagas in?

Over the last 5 games Rayo Zuliano have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Monagas 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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.