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Curridabat FC vs Santa AnaLiga de Ascenso 2018

3/18/2020Liga de AscensoLiga de Ascenso · Clausura - 14Estadio Lito Monge

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Curridabat FC36%
×Draw26%
Santa Ana38%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Curridabat FC
1.27
Santa Ana
1.32

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 30 home / 109 away

creates per match

Curridabat FC
1.10
Santa Ana
1.42

allows per match

Curridabat FC
1.23
Santa Ana
1.45

finishing

Curridabat FC+0.00on par
Santa Ana+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Curridabat FC

Santa Ana
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
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
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Curridabat FC or draw
62%
Curridabat FC or Santa Ana
74%
Draw or Santa Ana
64%

Winning margin

Curridabat FC wins by 2+
15%
Santa Ana wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Curridabat FC 1+ goals
72%
Curridabat FC 2+ goals
36%
Curridabat FC 3+ goals
14%
Santa Ana 1+ goals
73%
Santa Ana 2+ goals
38%
Santa Ana 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Curridabat FC (draw refunded)
48%
Santa Ana (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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

Curridabat FC at homecreates 1.10, concedes 1.23 · 30 matches

Santa Ana awaycreates 1.42, concedes 1.45 · 109 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Curridabat FC attack 1.10 + Santa Ana defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.27

Santa Ana attack 1.42 + Curridabat FC defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.32

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 38%?"

Curridabat FC scores more
36%
level
26%
Santa Ana scores more
38%

Santa Ana at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Santa Ana 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

Preview: Curridabat FC host Santa Ana

March 18, 2020: Curridabat FC take on Santa Ana in Liga de Ascenso. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Curridabat FC host Santa Ana at Estadio Lito Monge.

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