Cortulua vs Atletico Nacional — Primera A 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 38+ matches
Cortulua30%
Atletico Nacional42%✓ Correct in 50 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: 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.
Atletico Nacional creates 24% more chances
Season form · 38 home / 195 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under61
- Over39
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No55
- Yes45
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Cortulua ↓
Most likely 0–1 (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
Cortulua at home — creates 0.92, concedes 1.26 · 38 matches
Atletico Nacional away — creates 1.22, concedes 1.08 · 195 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Cortulua attack 0.92 + Atletico Nacional defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.00
Atletico Nacional attack 1.22 + Cortulua defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.24
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 42%?"
Atletico Nacional at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Atletico Nacional 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
Atletico Nacional
Independiente Medellin
Deportes Tolima
Huila
Junior
Deportivo Cali
Patriotas
Once Caldas
Millonarios
Envigado
Santa Fe
Jaguares
Bucaramanga
America De Cali
Deportivo Pasto
Chico
Leones FCDeportes TolimaOnce CaldasBucaramangaIndependiente MedellinJuniorSanta FeAtletico NacionalDeportivo CaliMillonariosAmerica De CaliEnvigadoChicoPatriotasHuilaDeportivo PastoJaguaresLeones FCIf 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
Cortulua host Atletico Nacional on Saturday, 6 May 2017 at 23:00. The match is part of the Primera A 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Cortulua vs Atletico Nacional
Atletico Nacional beat Cortulua 1-0 in Primera A on May 6, 2017.
The match was played at Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Santiago de Cali.