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Deportivo Español vs Central BallesterPrimera C 2026

8/13/2024Primera CPrimera C · Clausura - 7Estadio Nueva España

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 48+ matches

Deportivo Español47%
×Draw28%
Central Ballester25%
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.

Deportivo Español
1.30
Central Ballester
0.87

Deportivo Español creates 49% more chances

Season form · 121 home / 48 away

creates per match

Deportivo Español
1.22
Central Ballester
0.88

allows per match

Deportivo Español
0.86
Central Ballester
1.38

finishing

Deportivo Español+0.00on par
Central Ballester+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Deportivo Español

Central Ballester
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0110%
024%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Deportivo Español or draw
75%
Deportivo Español or Central Ballester
72%
Draw or Central Ballester
53%

Winning margin

Deportivo Español wins by 2+
22%
Central Ballester wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Deportivo Español 1+ goals
73%
Deportivo Español 2+ goals
37%
Deportivo Español 3+ goals
14%
Central Ballester 1+ goals
58%
Central Ballester 2+ goals
22%
Central Ballester 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Deportivo Español (draw refunded)
65%
Central Ballester (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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

Deportivo Español at homecreates 1.22, concedes 0.86 · 121 matches

Central Ballester awaycreates 0.88, concedes 1.38 · 48 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Deportivo Español attack 1.22 + Central Ballester defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.30

Central Ballester attack 0.88 + Deportivo Español defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 0.87

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 47%?"

Deportivo Español scores more
47%
level
28%
Central Ballester scores more
25%

Deportivo Español at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Deportivo Español 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

Primera C: Deportivo Español 1–1 Central Ballester

Deportivo Español and Central Ballester drew 1-1 in Primera C on August 13, 2024.

The match was played at Estadio Nueva España in Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.