Scoreo

Cucuta vs Atletico NacionalPrimera A 2018

Cucuta
Cucuta
FT
01
HT: 01
Atletico Nacional
Atletico Nacional
B. Perlaza 33'
11/27/2019Primera APrimera A · Clausura - Quadrangular - 6Estadio General Santander

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 42+ matches

Cucuta33%
×Draw27%
Atletico Nacional40%
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 577,134 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.8% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Cucuta
1.20
Atletico Nacional
1.35

Atletico Nacional creates 13% more chances

Season form · 42 home / 193 away

creates per match

Cucuta
1.31
Atletico Nacional
1.23

allows per match

Cucuta
1.48
Atletico Nacional
1.08

finishing

Cucuta+0.00on par
Atletico Nacional+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cucuta

Atletico Nacional
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · 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
11%89%

Double chance

Cucuta or draw
60%
Cucuta or Atletico Nacional
73%
Draw or Atletico Nacional
67%

Winning margin

Cucuta wins by 2+
14%
Atletico Nacional wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Cucuta 1+ goals
70%
Cucuta 2+ goals
34%
Cucuta 3+ goals
12%
Atletico Nacional 1+ goals
74%
Atletico Nacional 2+ goals
39%
Atletico Nacional 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Cucuta (draw refunded)
45%
Atletico Nacional (draw refunded)
55%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Cucuta at homecreates 1.31, concedes 1.48 · 42 matches

Atletico Nacional awaycreates 1.23, concedes 1.08 · 193 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cucuta attack 1.31 + Atletico Nacional defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.20

Atletico Nacional attack 1.23 + Cucuta defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.35

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 40%?"

Cucuta scores more
33%
level
27%
Atletico Nacional scores more
40%

Atletico Nacional at 40% 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 40% 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.

Player of the match

1
A. QuintanaAtletico NacionalAtletico Nacional · G
9.0

Possession

38%Cucuta

Shots

13Cucuta

Pass accuracy

47%Cucuta

Statistics

CucutaAtletico
Overview
38%Possession62%
13Total Shots17
3Corners5
30Fouls17
Shots
13Total Shots17
7On Target6
4Off Target7
2Blocked4
12Inside Box10
1Outside Box7
Passing
38%Possession62%
302Total Passes485
228Accurate Passes409
75%Pass Accuracy84%
Goalkeeping
4Saves7
Discipline
30Fouls17
5Yellow Cards2
5Offsides0

Cucuta 0 – 1 Atletico Nacional

Atletico Nacional beat Cucuta 1-0 in Primera A on November 27, 2019.

Goals: B. Perlaza (33').

Atletico Nacional controlled possession (62%) and registered 17 shots to 13.

The match was played at Estadio General Santander in Cucuta.