Deportivo Merlo vs Deportivo Laferrere — Primera B Metropolitana 2022
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 54+ matches
Deportivo Merlo40%
Deportivo Laferrere31%✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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 Merlo creates 19% more chances
Season form · 87 home / 54 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under64
- Over36
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No58
- Yes42
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Deportivo Merlo ↓
Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Deportivo Merlo at home — creates 0.99, concedes 1.03 · 87 matches
Deportivo Laferrere away — creates 0.91, concedes 1.30 · 54 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Deportivo Merlo attack 0.99 + Deportivo Laferrere defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.15
Deportivo Laferrere attack 0.91 + Deportivo Merlo defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.97
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 40%?"
Deportivo Merlo at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Deportivo Merlo 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.
Match Events
Deportivo Armenio
Colegiales
San Miguel
Ituzaingó
Defensores Unidos
Villa San Carlos
Acassuso
CanuelasDeportivo Merlo
Talleres Remedios
Comunicaciones
Los Andes
UAI Urquiza
Dock Sud
Fénix
Argentino Quilmes
JJ UrquizaComunicacionesItuzaingóColegialesVilla San CarlosCanuelasFénixDefensores UnidosDeportivo ArmenioTalleres RemediosArgentino QuilmesJJ UrquizaDock SudAcassusoDeportivo MerloLos AndesUAI UrquizaSan MiguelIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Deportivo Merlo host Deportivo Laferrere on Sunday, 23 February 2025 at 20:00. The match is part of the Primera B Metropolitana 2022/2023 season.
Primera B Metropolitana: Deportivo Merlo 1–1 Deportivo Laferrere
Deportivo Merlo and Deportivo Laferrere drew 1-1 in Primera B Metropolitana on February 23, 2025.
Goals: A. Jimenez (49'), I. More (90').
The match was played at Jose Manuel Moreno Stadium in Buenos Aires.