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Barcelona SC vs America de QuitoLiga Pro 2018

Barcelona SC
Barcelona SC
FT
40
HT: 30
America de Quito
America de Quito
8/25/2019Liga ProLiga Pro · Round 23Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Barcelona SC64%
×Draw23%
America de Quito13%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Barcelona SC
1.74
America de Quito
0.63

Barcelona SC creates 176% more chances

Season form · 133 home / 15 away

creates per match

Barcelona SC
1.87
America de Quito
0.40

allows per match

Barcelona SC
0.85
America de Quito
1.60

finishing

Barcelona SC+0.00on par
America de Quito+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barcelona SC

America de Quito
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
016%
022%
030%
040%
1
1016%
1110%
123%
131%
140%
2
2014%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
308%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
404%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Barcelona SC or draw
87%
Barcelona SC or America de Quito
77%
Draw or America de Quito
36%

Winning margin

Barcelona SC wins by 2+
37%
America de Quito wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Barcelona SC 1+ goals
82%
Barcelona SC 2+ goals
52%
Barcelona SC 3+ goals
25%
America de Quito 1+ goals
47%
America de Quito 2+ goals
13%
America de Quito 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Barcelona SC (draw refunded)
83%
America de Quito (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barcelona SC at homecreates 1.87, concedes 0.85 · 133 matches

America de Quito awaycreates 0.40, concedes 1.60 · 15 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barcelona SC attack 1.87 + America de Quito defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.74

America de Quito attack 0.40 + Barcelona SC defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.63

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 64%?"

Barcelona SC scores more
64%
level
23%
America de Quito scores more
13%

Barcelona SC at 64% 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 64% does not mean "Barcelona SC 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Barcelona SC vs America de Quito

Barcelona SC beat America de Quito 4-0 in Liga Pro on August 25, 2019.

The match was played at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil).