Barcelona SC vs Independiente del Valle — CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 24+ matches
Barcelona SC52%
Independiente del Valle23%✓ 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: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.9% 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.
Barcelona SC creates 61% more chances
Season form · 30 home / 24 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under51
- Over49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes51
- No49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Barcelona SC ↓
Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines
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Total goals
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Winning margin
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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
Barcelona SC at home — creates 1.43, concedes 1.10 · 30 matches
Independiente del Valle away — creates 0.92, concedes 1.83 · 24 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Barcelona SC attack 1.43 + Independiente del Valle defence 1.83 → ÷2 → 1.63
Independiente del Valle attack 0.92 + Barcelona SC defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.01
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 52%?"
Barcelona SC at 52% 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 52% 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
Head to Head
If 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
Barcelona SC host Independiente del Valle on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 at 02:00. The match is part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019/2020 season.
CONMEBOL Libertadores: Barcelona SC 1–0 Independiente del Valle
Barcelona SC beat Independiente del Valle 1-0 in CONMEBOL Libertadores on April 2, 2025.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.