Match Report
The table read 4th (UCV, 6 pts) against 11th (Rayo Zuliano, 14 pts), 8 points apart. UCV had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: UCV 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Rayo Zuliano 1 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.28.
Defeat had followed defeat for UCV — three in succession. The last-five ledger: UCV 3/15, Rayo Zuliano 9/15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for UCV, 1 draw and 0 for Rayo Zuliano, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
R. Soto Aular took charge of the match — our records show 22 games refereed with an average of 3.8 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, Rayo Zuliano led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
UCV: Samuel Sosa (54'), Samuel Sosa (62'), Juan Diego Alegría Arango (81'), Juan Diego Alegría Arango (90') · Rayo Zuliano: Andrés Kinsler (21')
Key stats
Possession: UCV 74% · Rayo Zuliano 26% · Total shots: 22-4 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 6-4