Est. Merida vs Portuguesa Prediction 29 July 2025
🔉How will the teams use the standard provisions? The teams Estudiantes Merida and Portuguesa have masters of their craft, so the game promises to be good. The confrontation will take place in the Copa Venezuela tournament at 22:00 on 29 July.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 11 April 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 4:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Portuguesa):
- ball possession percentage: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 4;
- fouls: 4 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 7 vs 6.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Estudiantes Merida and Portuguesa:
- played 29 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 6, for the away team - 12, draws - 11;
- number of goals - 28 against 36;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.76, in the 2nd half - 1.45;
- average total goals in the match - 2.21.
Head-to-head statistics Est. Merida - Portuguesa

Estudiantes Merida Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 23 July 2025 as part of the Liga FUTVE tournament (home team - Estudiantes Merida, away team - UCV). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here's the game statistics (Estudiantes Merida vs UCV):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 11;
- fouls: 15 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 6 vs 1;
- shots on target: 5 vs 5.
📊However, to understand the overall picture, let's evaluate the performance over the last ten matches. During this period, Estudiantes Merida delighted their fans with 6 victories, settled for a draw in 2 matches, and lost 2 times.
⚽Regarding goals over a similar stretch of 10 matches, the average number of goals scored stands at 1.9, the average number of goals in the last 10 home performances is 2.8, and the average number of goals conceded is 0.5.
Match Results: Estudiantes Merida

Portuguesa Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 25 July 2025 as part of the Liga FUTVE tournament (home team - Portuguesa, away - Monagas). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match stats (Portuguesa vs Monagas):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- fouls: 10 vs 22;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 6;
- shots on target: 6 vs 3.
⚠️Will Portuguesa be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 1 times, lost 4 games, and drew 5 times. On average, the team scored 0.8 goals per game (in away matches - 1.2), and conceded 1.2 goals. Hopefully, this season Portuguesa will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Portuguesa
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 29;
- home team wins - 6, away team wins - 12, draws - 11.
- Portuguesa won with a +1.5 handicap in 9 of last 10 away games against Estudiantes Merida.
- Portuguesa won with a +1.5 handicap in 13 of last 14 games.
- Portuguesa won with a +1.5 handicap in last 11 away games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 0.97, the guests - 1.24;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.21;
- both teams scored: overall - 14; at the home team's field - 8.
- Estudiantes Merida have scored in 10 of last 11 home games.
- Portuguesa have conceded in last 7 away games.
Prediction on corners
- Over 8.5 corners in last 5 Estudiantes Merida games (Copa Venezuela).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 29;
- both teams scored all-time - 14 times;
- on the home team’s field - 8 times.
Editorial Prediction
- Portuguesa have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 away games against Estudiantes Merida.
- Portuguesa have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games.