Venezuela - Primera DivisiónData current as of 23 July 2026

Metropolitanos vs Estudiantes Mérida: match statistics

Metropolitanos vs Estudiantes Mérida: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metropolitanos play Estudiantes Mérida in Primera División (Venezuela). The match date is 25 April 2026 at 02:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Metropolitanos: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Estudiantes Mérida: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metropolitanos scores 1.16 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Estudiantes Mérida scores 1.21 and concedes 1.37. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metropolitanos 37%, Estudiantes Mérida 47%. Over 2.5: Metropolitanos 21%, Estudiantes Mérida 47%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Estudiantes Mérida has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.17. Metropolitanos: 10.1 shots per match, Estudiantes Mérida: 10.8.

Match halves

Metropolitanos: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79. Estudiantes Mérida: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Metropolitanos: 46-60 (7 goals). Estudiantes Mérida: 31-45+ (6 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

4 H2H matches: 4-0-0. Average goals 1.75, BTTS 25%.

Match description

Metropolitanos possess a clear defensive advantage at home: they concede an average of 0.83 goals per game, keep clean sheets in 50% of matches and have conceded only 1 goal in the last 5 fixtures. Estudiantes Mérida are stronger offensively over the season (21 goals vs hosts' 15) and have scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches with 4 wins, which aligns with a higher shot conversion rate of 21% versus Metropolitanos’ 16%. However, the hosts create more chances (9.5 shots per home game vs opponents’ 7.83 shots on the road) and their home xG is 1.07 compared to Estudiantes’ 0.97, suggesting more frequent chance creation. Despite the visitors’ better recent form (2.4 points per 5 games vs the hosts’ 2.0), Metropolitanos’ unbeaten home record (0 defeats, 50% wins and 50% draws) and only 1 goal conceded in the last 5 matches give them a slight edge, therefore I predict a home win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

38Possession (%)62
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9Shots2
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5Shots on target1
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1.16xG0.51
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4Corners3
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33Dangerous attacks42
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15Fouls19
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3Cards5
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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.

MetropolitanosEstudiantes Mérida
1.16Goals scored / match1.21
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0.89Goals conceded / match1.37
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41%Average possession52%
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3.63Shots on target / match3.37
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.05Shots per match10.79
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3.63Shots on target3.37
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11.5%Shot conversion11.2%
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41%Possession52%
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1.17xG for1.21
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1.43xG against1.52
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Shooting quality

Metropolitanos: BalancedEstudiantes Mérida: Balanced
MetropolitanosEstudiantes Mérida
Accuracy (shots on target)36%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.36

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.

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 at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Estudiantes Mérida
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
37% W11% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-10
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-6
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 54% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Metropolitanos · 1.37 goals / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Metropolitanos scoring profile: very strong

Metropolitanos scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Estudiantes Mérida keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 matches).

Estudiantes Mérida scoring profile: mixed

Estudiantes Mérida scores in 58% of matches (11 of 19 matches), while Metropolitanos keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 matches).

22Goals scored (season)23
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17Goals conceded (season)26
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2.05Average goals in match2.58
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5Goals scored (last 5)0
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7Goals conceded (last 5)7
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How often they score at least...

79%1 goal58%
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32%2 goals47%
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5%3 goals16%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal89%
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21%2 goals42%
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11%3 goals5%
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5%4 goals0%
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* 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.

47%
Estudiantes Mérida - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 19 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time37%
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11%BTTS in both halves16%
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16%Scored in both halves32%
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BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
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40%BTTS - last 50%
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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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

53%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
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16%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
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2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
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37%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
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21%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
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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 - half-time state
21% leading63% draw16% trailing
Estudiantes Mérida - half-time state
21% leading58% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)1.21
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0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.68
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0.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
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0.68Average goals (1st half)1.32
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68%Clean sheet before half-time42%
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63%No goal before half-time47%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.68Points per match (2nd half)1.21
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0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
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0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
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1.37Average goals (2nd half)1.26
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68%Clean sheet after half-time42%
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42%No goal after half-time63%
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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.

Estudiantes Mérida - second-half results

32% W26% R42% P
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Estudiantes Mérida - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.20
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.21.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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.

Estudiantes Mérida
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
6
6
31-45
1
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). 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

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
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%

Estudiantes Mérida

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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

MetropolitanosLigaEstudiantes Mérida
Average goals in match 2.052.49 2.58
Both teams scored 37%53% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 21%43% 47%
Clean sheets 53%28% 11%
Goal before half-time 53%65% 74%
Goal after half-time 63%75% 79%

^ 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 (4): Metropolitanos 4 - 0 - 0 Estudiantes Mérida. Average goals 1.75, both teams scored in 25% matches.

Estudiantes Mérida
0 : 1
Metropolitanos
Metropolitanos
2 : 0
Estudiantes Mérida
Metropolitanos FC
1 : 0
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
1 : 2
Metropolitanos FC

FAQ

What was the result of Metropolitanos vs Estudiantes Mérida?

The Primera División match finished Metropolitanos 2:0 Estudiantes Mérida. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Metropolitanos and Estudiantes Mérida?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Metropolitanos won 4, Estudiantes Mérida won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

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

Metropolitanos score 1.16 goals per game on average and Estudiantes Mérida 1.21. The Primera División average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Metropolitanos's matches and 47% of Estudiantes Mérida's.

What form are Metropolitanos and Estudiantes Mérida in?

Over the last 5 games Metropolitanos have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Estudiantes Mérida 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Metropolitanos vs Estudiantes Mérida — 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.