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Deportivo La Guaira vs Estudiantes CaracasPrimera División 2018

M. Arteaga 90+2', 69' (pen)
3/11/2018Primera DivisiónPrimera División · Apertura - 8Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui (Puerto la Cruz)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Deportivo La Guaira57%
×Draw23%
Estudiantes Caracas20%
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
1.81
Estudiantes Caracas
0.96

Deportivo La Guaira creates 89% more chances

Season form · 150 home / 35 away

creates per match

Deportivo La Guaira
1.49
Estudiantes Caracas
1.03

allows per match

Deportivo La Guaira
0.89
Estudiantes Caracas
2.14

finishing

Deportivo La Guaira+0.00on par
Estudiantes Caracas+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Deportivo La Guaira

Estudiantes Caracas
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1111%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
306%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Deportivo La Guaira or draw
80%
Deportivo La Guaira or Estudiantes Caracas
77%
Draw or Estudiantes Caracas
43%

Winning margin

Deportivo La Guaira wins by 2+
33%
Estudiantes Caracas wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Deportivo La Guaira 1+ goals
84%
Deportivo La Guaira 2+ goals
54%
Deportivo La Guaira 3+ goals
27%
Estudiantes Caracas 1+ goals
62%
Estudiantes Caracas 2+ goals
25%
Estudiantes Caracas 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Deportivo La Guaira (draw refunded)
74%
Estudiantes Caracas (draw refunded)
26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 1.49, concedes 0.89 · 150 matches

Estudiantes Caracas awaycreates 1.03, concedes 2.14 · 35 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 1.49 + Estudiantes Caracas defence 2.14 → ÷2 → 1.81

Estudiantes Caracas attack 1.03 + Deportivo La Guaira defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 57%?"

Deportivo La Guaira scores more
57%
level
23%
Estudiantes Caracas scores more
20%

Deportivo La Guaira at 57% 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 57% 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.

Deportivo
Estudiantes
P. de Pablos
Manager: P. de Pablos
57'J. LugoJ. Azócar
80'J. MoraV. Suanno
89'L. MorgilloCésar González

Deportivo La Guaira substitutes

J. Fasciana
Manager: J. Fasciana
53'R. HalleyH. Maldonado
75'F. FascianaG. Rosa
78'L. RamírezY. Silva

Estudiantes Caracas substitutes

Primera División: Deportivo La Guaira 2–0 Estudiantes Caracas

Deportivo La Guaira beat Estudiantes Caracas 2-0 in Primera División on March 11, 2018.

Goals: M. Arteaga (69' pen, 90+2').

The match was played at Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui (Puerto la Cruz).