Match Report
Caracas went into the game 7th in the table on 10 points; Rayo Zuliano sat 11th on 14 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Rayo Zuliano no better than 33rd for form, against 11th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.13 for Caracas and 1/1.77 for Rayo Zuliano (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Caracas wins, 1 for Rayo Zuliano, 0 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (capacity 23,940). The referee was F. Briceño, with 16 matches in our database and 0.5 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rayo Zuliano led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Caracas: Michael Covea (71'), Jesus Yendis (88') · Rayo Zuliano: Jhan Velez (24')
Key stats
Possession: Caracas 53% · Rayo Zuliano 47% · Total shots: 20-15 · On target: 10-7 · Corners: 0-4