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Rayo Zuliano v Caracas FC

Rayo Zuliano
1–2Full time
Caracas FC

Primera División · SUN 18 OCT

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 23:00
Rayo Zuliano 1–2 Caracas FC CARACAS FC WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Caracas FC win38%
The market said61%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.575
The market’s Brier score0.236

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay12 notes · 30 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Caracas FC win at 38%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Caracas FC 38% before kick-off, 38% now. 0–0 · 33–29–38
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Rayo Zuliano v Caracas FC
  4. 15′🟨 YELLOW · 14' Rayo Zuliano
  5. 34′🟨 YELLOW · 33' Jeriel De Santis · Caracas FC
  6. 38′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 70%. 0–1 · 9–20–70
  7. 38′⚽ GOAL · 38' Rayo Zuliano 0–1 Caracas FC
  8. 38′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 38' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 70% now
  9. 39′The goal count is tracking the 2.7 we expected. 0–1 · 9–20–71
  10. 41′38′: Alejandro Villarreal on the scoresheet for Caracas FC, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 9–20–71
  11. 45′SECOND HALF Rayo Zuliano 0–1 Caracas FC
  12. 47′HALF-TIME Rayo Zuliano 0–1 Caracas FC
  13. 55′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 75%. 0–1 · 6–20–75
  14. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 57' Caracas FC · On: Christian Adan·Larotonda Adan · Off: Miguel Vegas
  15. 63′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 63' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 78% now
  16. 67′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 80%. 0–1 · 3–17–80
  17. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Caracas FC · On: Angel Figueroa · Off: Wilfred Correa
  18. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Caracas FC · On: Michael Covea · Off: Robert Hernandez
  19. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Caracas FC · On: Sebastian Gonzalez · Off: Alejandro Villarreal
  20. 74′🟨 YELLOW · 72' Michael Covea · Caracas FC
  21. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Caracas FC · On: Mauricio Marquez · Off: Jeriel De Santis
  22. 75′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 85%. 0–1 · 2–14–85
  23. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Rayo Zuliano · On: Kelvin Pacheco · Off: Joiser Arias
  24. 79′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 79' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 88% now
  25. 82′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 0–1 · 1–9–90
  26. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Rayo Zuliano · On: Efrain Gomez · Off: Jorge Luis Gomez
  27. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Rayo Zuliano · On: Junior Colina · Off: Cristian Romero
  28. 86′🟨 YELLOW · 85' Junior Colina · Rayo Zuliano
  29. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Rayo Zuliano · On: Jean Sanchez · Off: angel jimenez
  30. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Rayo Zuliano · On: luis urbina · Off: Jhan Velez
  31. 88′We said Caracas FC at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 6%. 1–1 · 5–89–6
  32. 88′⚽ GOAL · 88' Rayo Zuliano 1–1 Caracas FC
  33. 88′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 88' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 6% now
  34. 88′THE CALL SWINGS · 88' Draw is now our likeliest result at 89% (was Caracas FC win 6%)
  35. 89′We said Caracas FC at 38% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 1–2 · 0–4–95
  36. 89′⚽ GOAL · 89' Rayo Zuliano 1–2 Caracas FC
  37. 89′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 89' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 95% now
  38. 89′THE CALL SWINGS · 89' Caracas FC win is now our likeliest result at 95% (was Draw 4%)
  39. 90′3 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 0–4–96
  40. 93′Michael Covea scores for Caracas FC on 90′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 0–2–98
  41. 93′🟥 RED CARD · 90+3' Rayo Zuliano
  42. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+3' Caracas FC win: 38% at kick-off, 98% now
  43. FTFULL TIME Rayo Zuliano 1–2 Caracas FC
  44. FTRayo Zuliano 1–2 Caracas FC · Caracas FC win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Caracas FC are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Rayo Zuliano 33%, draw 29%, Caracas FC 38%. Over 2.5 goals 50%, both teams to score 55%.

The AI’s read on Rayo Zuliano v Caracas FCBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Rayo Zuliano win33%
Draw29%
Caracas FC win38%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 20:30

RoundClausura · matchday 13

Line-ups

Rayo Zuliano

4-4-2

Caracas FC

4-3-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Rayo Zuliano

Caracas FC

4Days since last match4

Last match: 14 Oct · Copa Venezuela

Last match: 14 Oct · Copa Venezuela

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026 · Annual table

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
9Caracas FC25−429
12Rayo Zuliano25−2025

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Rayo Zuliano

4-4-2

12 L. Corredor

36 A. Jimenez

79 S. Garces

20 P. Chacón

25 J. Julio

11 C. Romero

26 J. Gómez

8 J. Velez

7 D. A. Vasquez Ferrer

10 J. Arias

23 J. Ochoa

Coach · Johannys Garcia

Substitutes

1 · J. Camacaro

70 · J. Colina

18 · C. Maldonado

19 · G. Martínez

3 · J. Marquez

97 · L. Urbina

55 · W. Bustamante

2 · F. Chavez

21 · Efrain Gomez

28 · Kelvin Pacheco

24 · J. Sanchez

31 · D. Valencia

Caracas FC

4-3-3

1 F. Benítez

2 E. Fereira

4 J. Quintero

14 F. La Mantia

13 J. Yendis

5 M. Vegas

33 W. Correa

8 I. Gudiño

39 A. Villarreal

9 J. De Santis

7 R. Hernández

Coach · N. Sanvicente

Substitutes

38 · E. Barrios

10 · M. Covea

22 · Á. Figueroa

30 · A. Herrera

15 · C. Larotonda

20 · L. Maestre

11 · M. Márquez

3 · L. Pagano

32 · J. Uribe

37 · C. Vegas

12 · Juan Daniel Vegas Polanco

27 · S. Gonzalez

Our number · caracas fc winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 12 Oct 04:07 · locked at kick-off
38% The market61%
Us38%
Market61%

We make Caracas FC a 38% chance to win. The market has them at 61%. We are 23 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.3–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Rayo Zuliano v Caracas FC1.27 – 1.39
Form · last six in Primera División this season · since 2 SeptW2 D2 L2 · W2 D2 L2
Table places · points 25 v 2912 v 9
The market · Caracas FC win61% · ours 38%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%40%50%60%70% 11 OCT 04:0718 OCT 20:17
Our probability · Caracas FC win The market, margin stripped

Published at 37%, 38% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 61% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Rayo Zuliano win33%16%+17
Draw29%23%+6
Caracas FC win38%61%−23
Over 2.5 goals50%55%−5
Both teams to score55%52%+3
Over 1.5 goals76%77%−1
Over 3.5 goals28%34%−6
Rayo Zuliano or draw62%39%+23
Rayo Zuliano clean sheet25%––
Caracas FC clean sheet28%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.6%
0123450 8.7 8.3 6.7 3.1 1 7.5 13.6 8.4 3.9 2 5.7 7.7 5.3 2.5 3 2.4 3.3 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Rayo Zuliano down, Caracas FC across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021
Goals a meeting2.44
Over 2.55 of 9
Both scored5 of 9
Last meetingsCAR 2–1 RAY · CAR 2–1 RAY · RAY 1–1 CAR · RAY 0–3 CAR

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Primera División this season · since 2 Sept

RAYO ZULIANO

WLDWDL4–3 · 1–3 · 1–1 · 4–2 · 1–1 · 0–4

CARACAS FC

DWLLDW1–1 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 0–3 · 1–1 · 4–1

The table

2026 · Annual table
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Metropolitanos FC25+2656
2Deportivo Tachira FC25+1850
3Deportivo La Guaira26+1344
4Carabobo FC25+1440
5Puerto Cabello25+939
6Portuguesa FC25+1038
7UCV25+238
8Estudiantes de Merida FC25+236
9Caracas FC25−429
10Monagas SC25−828
11Zamora FC26−1525
12Rayo Zuliano25−2025
13Trujillanos FC26−2318
14Anzoátegui FC26−2417

The competition's standings before kick-off.