Scoreo

Bucaramanga vs America de CaliPrimera A 2018

Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga
FT
02
HT: 01
America de Cali
America de Cali
C. Sierra 90+5'
M. Torres 13'
9/1/2022Primera APrimera A · Clausura - 3Estadio Alfonso López

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 12+ matches

Bucaramanga49%
×Draw29%
America de Cali22%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.5%
Always home
44.6%

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.

Bucaramanga
1.29
America de Cali
0.75

Bucaramanga creates 72% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 16 away

creates per match

Bucaramanga
1.29
America de Cali
0.78

allows per match

Bucaramanga
0.72
America de Cali
1.30

finishing

Bucaramanga+0.21scores more
America de Cali-0.03on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bucaramanga

America de Cali
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
0110%
024%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
305%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
60%40%2.5
33%67%3.5
15%85%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Bucaramanga or draw
78%
Bucaramanga or America de Cali
71%
Draw or America de Cali
51%

Winning margin

Bucaramanga wins by 2+
23%
America de Cali wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Bucaramanga 1+ goals
72%
Bucaramanga 2+ goals
37%
Bucaramanga 3+ goals
14%
America de Cali 1+ goals
53%
America de Cali 2+ goals
17%
America de Cali 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Bucaramanga (draw refunded)
69%
America de Cali (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Bucaramanga at homecreates 1.29, concedes 0.72 · 12 matches

America de Cali awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.30 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bucaramanga attack 1.29 + America de Cali defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.29

America de Cali attack 0.78 + Bucaramanga defence 0.72 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 49%?"

Bucaramanga scores more
49%
level
29%
America de Cali scores more
22%

Bucaramanga at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Bucaramanga 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

2
M. TorresAmerica de CaliAmerica de Cali · D
8.6

Possession

67%Bucaramanga

Shots

15Bucaramanga

Pass accuracy

55%Bucaramanga

Statistics

BucaramangaAmerica
Overview
67%Possession33%
15Total Shots9
6Corners3
6Fouls15
Shots
15Total Shots9
4On Target4
7Off Target5
4Blocked0
5Inside Box5
10Outside Box4
Passing
67%Possession33%
559Total Passes277
468Accurate Passes187
84%Pass Accuracy68%
Goalkeeping
2Saves4
Discipline
6Fouls15
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1

Bucaramanga 0 – 2 America de Cali

America de Cali beat Bucaramanga 2-0 in Primera A on September 1, 2022.

Goals: M. Torres (13'), C. Sierra (90+5').

Bucaramanga controlled possession (67%) and registered 15 shots to 9.

The match was played at Estadio Alfonso López in Bucaramanga.