Venezuela - Primera DivisiónEstadio General José Antonio PáezData current as of 19 September 2026

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Portuguesa vs Estudiantes Mérida: match statistics

Portuguesa vs Estudiantes Mérida: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Portuguesa play Estudiantes Mérida in Primera División (Venezuela). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Estadio General José Antonio Páez.

Current form

Portuguesa: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. Estudiantes Mérida: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Portuguesa scores 1.32 and concedes 1.07 goals per match. Estudiantes Mérida scores 1.18 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Portuguesa 46%, Estudiantes Mérida 46%. Over 2.5: Portuguesa 39%, Estudiantes Mérida 43%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Portuguesa has higher xG: 1.29 vs 1.25. Portuguesa: 11.7 shots per match, Estudiantes Mérida: 11.4.

Match halves

Portuguesa: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.68. Estudiantes Mérida: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Portuguesa: 76-90+ (9 goals). Estudiantes Mérida: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-2. Average goals 3.67, 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.

PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
1.32Goals scored / match1.18
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
1.07Goals conceded / match1.25
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
49%Average possession52%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
4.04Shots on target / match3.46
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.71Shots per match11.39
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
4.04Shots on target3.46
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
11.3%Shot conversion10.3%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
49%Possession52%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
1.29xG for1.25
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1.38xG against1.46
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Shooting quality

Portuguesa: BalancedEstudiantes Mérida: Balanced
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
Accuracy (shots on target)35%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

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.

Estudiantes Mérida is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Portuguesa · 1.6 pts / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Portuguesa
DDDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W39% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-7
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Estudiantes Mérida
DWDLW
Season result split
39% W18% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-12
1.36 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%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.

Portuguesa is 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - Portuguesa · 1.18 goals / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Portuguesa is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.07 goals / match - Portuguesa · 1.25 goals / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Portuguesa scoring profile: very strong

Portuguesa scores in 75% of matches (21 of 28 matches), while Estudiantes Mérida keeps a clean sheet in 18% (5 of 28 matches).

Estudiantes Mérida scoring profile: strong

Estudiantes Mérida scores in 64% of matches (18 of 28 matches), while Portuguesa keeps a clean sheet in 39% (11 of 28 matches).

37Goals scored (season)33
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
30Goals conceded (season)35
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
2.39Average goals in match2.43
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
4Goals scored (last 5)6
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal64%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
32%2 goals43%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
18%3 goals11%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
7%4 goals0%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal82%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
36%2 goals36%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
11%3 goals7%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
0%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.

46%
Estudiantes Mérida - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 28 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time29%
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11%BTTS in both halves11%
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25%Scored in both halves29%
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BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
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14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
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60%BTTS - last 560%
PortuguesaEstudiantes 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-time71%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
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2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
PortuguesaEstudiantes 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.

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

1.43 pts / match - Portuguesa · 1.18 pts / match - Estudiantes Mérida

Portuguesa - half-time state
36% leading36% draw29% trailing
Estudiantes Mérida - half-time state
21% leading54% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.18
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.57
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0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.18
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
61%Clean sheet before half-time46%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
54%No goal before half-time54%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per match (2nd half)1.36
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0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
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0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.25
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
61%Clean sheet after half-time50%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida
46%No goal after half-time54%
PortuguesaEstudiantes Mérida

Portuguesa - second-half results

32% W46% D21% L
40
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Estudiantes Mérida - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding186%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Portuguesa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Estudiantes Mérida - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+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

* 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.

Portuguesa
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
6
5
16-30
5
6
31-45
4
6
46-60
6
4
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Estudiantes Mérida
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
8
7
31-45
3
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.

* 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
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
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

Portuguesa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Estudiantes Mérida

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.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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

PortuguesaLigaEstudiantes Mérida
Average goals in match 2.392.50 2.43
Both teams scored 46%52% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%43% 43%
Clean sheets 39%29% 18%
Goal before half-time 71%66% 71%
Goal after half-time 68%76% 79%

^ 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
52%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Portuguesa 1 - 0 - 2 Estudiantes Mérida. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Estudiantes Mérida
2 : 1
Portuguesa
Estudiantes de Mérida FC
2 : 0
Portuguesa FC
Portuguesa FC
4 : 2
Estudiantes de Mérida FC