Barcelona SC vs Universidad Catolica — Liga Pro 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
Barcelona SC41%
Universidad Catolica31%✓ 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.
Barcelona SC creates 19% more chances
Season form · 5 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under59
- Over41
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No53
- Yes47
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Barcelona SC ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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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 1.40, concedes 0.94 · 5 matches
Universidad Catolica away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.13 · 5 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 1.40 + Universidad Catolica defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.26
Universidad Catolica attack 1.18 + Barcelona SC defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 1.06
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 41%?"
Barcelona SC at 41% 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 41% 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.
Match Events
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P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Barcelona SC host Universidad Catolica on Saturday, 17 February 2018 at 00:30. The match is part of the Liga Pro 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Barcelona SC vs Universidad Catolica
Barcelona SC beat Universidad Catolica 3-2 in Liga Pro on February 17, 2018.
Goals: A. Nahuelpán (16' pen), J. Cifuente (33', 71'), E. Esterilla (74'), J. Dinenno (89').
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil).