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Club River Plate vs Sportivo ItenoDivision Intermedia 2018

8/25/2018Division IntermediaDivision Intermedia · Round 26Estadio River Plate (Asunción)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Club River Plate48%
×Draw26%
Sportivo Iteno26%
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.

Club River Plate
1.52
Sportivo Iteno
1.04

Club River Plate creates 46% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 63 away

creates per match

Club River Plate
1.24
Sportivo Iteno
0.98

allows per match

Club River Plate
1.11
Sportivo Iteno
1.81

finishing

Club River Plate+0.00on par
Sportivo Iteno+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Club River Plate

Sportivo Iteno
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Club River Plate or draw
74%
Club River Plate or Sportivo Iteno
74%
Draw or Sportivo Iteno
52%

Winning margin

Club River Plate wins by 2+
24%
Sportivo Iteno wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Club River Plate 1+ goals
78%
Club River Plate 2+ goals
45%
Club River Plate 3+ goals
20%
Sportivo Iteno 1+ goals
65%
Sportivo Iteno 2+ goals
28%
Sportivo Iteno 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Club River Plate (draw refunded)
65%
Sportivo Iteno (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Club River Plate at homecreates 1.24, concedes 1.11 · 46 matches

Sportivo Iteno awaycreates 0.98, concedes 1.81 · 63 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Club River Plate attack 1.24 + Sportivo Iteno defence 1.81 → ÷2 → 1.52

Sportivo Iteno attack 0.98 + Club River Plate defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 48%?"

Club River Plate scores more
48%
level
26%
Sportivo Iteno scores more
26%

Club River Plate at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Club River Plate 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

Division Intermedia: Club River Plate 0–1 Sportivo Iteno

Sportivo Iteno beat Club River Plate 1-0 in Division Intermedia on August 25, 2018.

The match was played at Estadio River Plate (Asunción).