Emelec vs Universidad Catolica — Liga Pro 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
Emelec33%
Universidad Catolica40%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 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: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.
Universidad Catolica creates 12% more chances
Season form · 6 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under54
- Over46
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes51
- No49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Emelec ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
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
Emelec at home — creates 1.26, concedes 1.49 · 6 matches
Universidad Catolica away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.13 · 5 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Emelec attack 1.26 + Universidad Catolica defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.19
Universidad Catolica attack 1.18 + Emelec defence 1.49 → ÷2 → 1.33
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%?"
Universidad Catolica 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 "Universidad Catolica 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.
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P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Statistics
Emelec host Universidad Catolica on Saturday, 18 May 2019 at 21:15. The match is part of the Liga Pro 2026/2027 season.
Liga Pro: Emelec 1–0 Universidad Catolica
Emelec beat Universidad Catolica 1-0 in Liga Pro on May 18, 2019.
Goals: Brayan Angulo (43').
Emelec controlled possession (57%) and registered 11 shots to 4.
The match was played at Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil.