Guadalajara Chivas 1–2 Santos Laguna

Guadalajara Chivas

FT

1 – 2

HT: 1 – 1

Santos Laguna

I. Brizuela 26'

J. Rodríguez 78'

Dória 40'

8/12/2018

Liga MX · Apertura - 4Estadio Akron

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 7+ matches

Guadalajara Chivas44%

×Draw24%

Santos Laguna32%

✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.5%

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: 50.5% 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.

Guadalajara ChivasExpected goals in this matchSantos Laguna

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.

1.70

1.41

Guadalajara Chivas

1.70

Santos Laguna

1.41

Guadalajara Chivas creates 21% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 7 away

1.45

creates per match

1.61

1.21

allows per match

1.95

creates per match

Guadalajara Chivas

1.45

Santos Laguna

1.61

allows per match

Guadalajara Chivas

1.21

Santos Laguna

1.95

+0.41scores more than expected

finishing

-0.32scores less than expected

finishing

Guadalajara Chivas+0.41scores more

Santos Laguna-0.32scores less

Total goals

Over60
Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes62
No38

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Guadalajara Chivas ↓

Santos Laguna →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–04%

0–16%

0–24%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–08%

1–111%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–19%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–24%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–22%

4–31%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

96%4%1.5

82%18%2.5

60%40%3.5

38%62%4.5

20%80%

Double chance

Guadalajara Chivas or draw

68%

Guadalajara Chivas or Santos Laguna

76%

Draw or Santos Laguna

56%

Winning margin

Guadalajara Chivas wins by 2+

23%

Santos Laguna wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Guadalajara Chivas 1+ goals

82%

Guadalajara Chivas 2+ goals

51%

Guadalajara Chivas 3+ goals

24%

Santos Laguna 1+ goals

76%

Santos Laguna 2+ goals

41%

Santos Laguna 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Guadalajara Chivas (draw refunded)

58%

Santos Laguna (draw refunded)

42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

51%

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

Guadalajara Chivas at home — creates 1.45, concedes 1.21 · 7 matches

Santos Laguna away — creates 1.61, concedes 1.95 · 7 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Guadalajara Chivas attack 1.45 + Santos Laguna defence 1.95 → ÷2 → 1.70

Santos Laguna attack 1.61 + Guadalajara Chivas defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.41

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 44%?"

Guadalajara Chivas scores more

44%

level

24%

Santos Laguna scores more

32%

Guadalajara Chivas at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Guadalajara Chivas 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.

Player of the match

11

I. Brizuela

Guadalajara Chivas · M

7.5

Match Events

26'

I. Brizuela

35'

Osvaldo Martínez

40'

Josecarlos van Rankin

40'

46'

51'

54'

60'

68'

A. Preciado← E. Orrantía

75'

J. Cortés← B. Lozano

78'

J. Rodríguez↳ J. Furch

81'

D. Hernández← W. Sandoval

81'

J. Macías← J. Godínez

84'

D. De Buen← J. Rodríguez

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

GuadalajaraSantos

Overview

50%Possession50%

15Total Shots8

12Corners3

9Fouls12

Shots

15Total Shots8

5On Target3

6Off Target5

4Blocked0

10Inside Box3

5Outside Box5

Passing

50%Possession50%

370Total Passes380

295Accurate Passes297

80%Pass Accuracy78%

Goalkeeping

1Saves4

Discipline

9Fouls12

3Yellow Cards2

2Offsides0

Liga MX: Guadalajara Chivas 1–2 Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna beat Guadalajara Chivas 2-1 in Liga MX on August 12, 2018.

Goals: I. Brizuela (26'), Dória (40'), J. Rodríguez (78').

Guadalajara Chivas controlled possession (50%) and registered 15 shots to 8.

The match was played at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.

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Liga MX: Guadalajara Chivas 1–2 Santos Laguna