America de Cali vs Atletico Nacional — Primera A 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 12+ matches
America de Cali42%
Atletico Nacional29%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
America de Cali creates 25% more chances
Season form · 12 home / 19 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under61
- Over39
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No55
- Yes45
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
America de Cali ↓
Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
America de Cali at home — creates 1.37, concedes 0.83 · 12 matches
Atletico Nacional away — creates 1.15, concedes 1.10 · 19 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
America de Cali attack 1.37 + Atletico Nacional defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.24
Atletico Nacional attack 1.15 + America de Cali defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.99
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 42%?"
America de Cali at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 42% does not mean "America de Cali will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
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Millonarios
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Llaneros
Alianza Valledupar
Internacional de Bogota
Chico
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Envigado
Jaguares
CucutaIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
America de Cali host Atletico Nacional on Saturday, 18 August 2018 at 22:30. The match is part of the Primera A 2018/2019 season.
America de Cali 0 – 2 Atletico Nacional
Atletico Nacional beat America de Cali 2-0 in Primera A on August 18, 2018.
Goals: D. Moreno (8'), A. Henríquez (20').
Atletico Nacional controlled possession (58%) and registered 12 shots to 16.
The match was played at Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Santiago de Cali.