Deportivo La Guaira 2–1 Rayo Zuliano

Deportivo La Guaira

FT

2 – 1

HT: 1 – 1

Rayo Zuliano

7/14/2024

Copa Venezuela · Semi-finalsEstadio Olímpico de la UCV

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Deportivo La Guaira57%

×Draw24%

Rayo Zuliano19%

✓ 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.

Deportivo La GuairaExpected goals in this matchRayo Zuliano

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.

1.69

0.85

Deportivo La Guaira

1.69

Rayo Zuliano

0.85

Deportivo La Guaira creates 99% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 8 away

2.00

creates per match

0.88

0.83

allows per match

1.38

creates per match

Deportivo La Guaira

2.00

Rayo Zuliano

0.88

allows per match

Deportivo La Guaira

0.83

Rayo Zuliano

1.38

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Deportivo La Guaira+0.00on par

Rayo Zuliano+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Deportivo La Guaira ↓

Rayo Zuliano →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–111%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Deportivo La Guaira or draw

81%

Deportivo La Guaira or Rayo Zuliano

76%

Draw or Rayo Zuliano

43%

Winning margin

Deportivo La Guaira wins by 2+

32%

Rayo Zuliano wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Deportivo La Guaira 1+ goals

82%

Deportivo La Guaira 2+ goals

50%

Deportivo La Guaira 3+ goals

24%

Rayo Zuliano 1+ goals

57%

Rayo Zuliano 2+ goals

21%

Rayo Zuliano 3+ goals

5%

Draw no bet

Deportivo La Guaira (draw refunded)

75%

Rayo Zuliano (draw refunded)

25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

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 home — creates 2.00, concedes 0.83 · 6 matches

Rayo Zuliano away — creates 0.88, concedes 1.38 · 8 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 2.00 + Rayo Zuliano defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.69

Rayo Zuliano attack 0.88 + Deportivo La Guaira defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.85

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

24%

Rayo Zuliano scores more

19%

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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff