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FAS vs IndependientePrimera Division 2019

FAS
FAS
FT
31
HT: 21
Independiente
Independiente
10/20/2019Primera DivisionPrimera Division · Apertura - 14Estadio Cuscatlán

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

FAS48%
×Draw27%
Independiente25%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

FAS
1.39
Independiente
0.91

FAS creates 53% more chances

Season form · 155 home / 17 away

creates per match

FAS
1.60
Independiente
0.82

allows per match

FAS
0.99
Independiente
1.18

finishing

FAS+0.00on par
Independiente+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FAS

Independiente
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

FAS or draw
75%
FAS or Independiente
73%
Draw or Independiente
52%

Winning margin

FAS wins by 2+
23%
Independiente wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

FAS 1+ goals
75%
FAS 2+ goals
40%
FAS 3+ goals
16%
Independiente 1+ goals
60%
Independiente 2+ goals
23%
Independiente 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

FAS (draw refunded)
66%
Independiente (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

FAS at homecreates 1.60, concedes 0.99 · 155 matches

Independiente awaycreates 0.82, concedes 1.18 · 17 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

FAS attack 1.60 + Independiente defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.39

Independiente attack 0.82 + FAS defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 0.91

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 48%?"

FAS scores more
48%
level
27%
Independiente scores more
25%

FAS at 48% 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 48% does not mean "FAS 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.

FAS
Independiente
G. Rivera
Manager: G. Rivera
65'M. Hernández RamosV. García
80'J. MorenoJ. Amaya
90'E. FloresB. Landaverde

FAS substitutes

E. Flores
Manager: E. Flores
30'G. NúñezC. Anzora
55'E. RodríguezF. Valladares
61'J. UmanzorL. Canales

Independiente substitutes

FAS 3 – 1 Independiente

FAS beat Independiente 3-1 in Primera Division on October 20, 2019.

Goals: C. Gómez (4'), X. García (29'), V. García (33'), G. Stradella (59').

The match was played at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador.