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Deportivo La Guaira vs Atletico NacionalCONMEBOL Libertadores 2019

2/7/2019CONMEBOL LibertadoresCONMEBOL Libertadores · 2nd RoundEstadio Olimpico de la UCV

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Deportivo La Guaira41%
×Draw31%
Atletico Nacional28%
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.

Deportivo La Guaira
1.09
Atletico Nacional
0.84

Deportivo La Guaira creates 30% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 16 away

creates per match

Deportivo La Guaira
0.63
Atletico Nacional
0.69

allows per match

Deportivo La Guaira
1.00
Atletico Nacional
1.56

finishing

Deportivo La Guaira+0.00on par
Atletico Nacional+0.00on par

Total goals

70%Under
  • Under70
  • Over30

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Deportivo La Guaira

Atletico Nacional
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
0112%
025%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
217%
223%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
57%43%2.5
30%70%3.5
13%87%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Deportivo La Guaira or draw
72%
Deportivo La Guaira or Atletico Nacional
69%
Draw or Atletico Nacional
59%

Winning margin

Deportivo La Guaira wins by 2+
17%
Atletico Nacional wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Deportivo La Guaira 1+ goals
66%
Deportivo La Guaira 2+ goals
30%
Deportivo La Guaira 3+ goals
10%
Atletico Nacional 1+ goals
57%
Atletico Nacional 2+ goals
21%
Atletico Nacional 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Deportivo La Guaira (draw refunded)
60%
Atletico Nacional (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
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 La Guaira at homecreates 0.63, concedes 1.00 · 8 matches

Atletico Nacional awaycreates 0.69, concedes 1.56 · 16 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 La Guaira attack 0.63 + Atletico Nacional defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.09

Atletico Nacional attack 0.69 + Deportivo La Guaira defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 41%?"

Deportivo La Guaira scores more
41%
level
31%
Atletico Nacional scores more
28%

Deportivo La Guaira at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Deportivo La Guaira 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

13
Helibelton PalaciosAtletico NacionalAtletico Nacional · D
8.3

Possession

20%Deportivo

Shots

13Deportivo

Pass accuracy

38%Deportivo

Statistics

DeportivoAtletico
Overview
20%Possession80%
13Total Shots13
4Corners7
14Fouls9
Shots
13Total Shots13
1On Target1
9Off Target6
3Blocked6
8Inside Box6
5Outside Box7
Passing
20%Possession80%
173Total Passes700
92Accurate Passes609
53%Pass Accuracy87%
Goalkeeping
0Saves1
Discipline
14Fouls9
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2

Match Recap: Deportivo La Guaira vs Atletico Nacional

Atletico Nacional beat Deportivo La Guaira 1-0 in CONMEBOL Libertadores on February 7, 2019.

Goals: Sebastian Gomez (70').

Atletico Nacional controlled possession (80%) and registered 13 shots to 13.

The match was played at Estadio Olimpico de la UCV in Caracas.