Independiente del Valle vs Barcelona SC — Liga Pro 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 6+ matches
Independiente del Valle53%
Barcelona SC22%✓ Correct in 50 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: 50.3% correct across 577,253 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.
Independiente del Valle creates 74% more chances
Season form · 6 home / 6 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under55
- Over45
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No53
- Yes47
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Independiente del Valle ↓
Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
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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
Independiente del Valle at home — creates 1.53, concedes 0.72 · 6 matches
Barcelona SC away — creates 1.10, concedes 1.64 · 6 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Independiente del Valle attack 1.53 + Barcelona SC defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.58
Barcelona SC attack 1.10 + Independiente del Valle defence 0.72 → ÷2 → 0.91
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 53%?"
Independiente del Valle at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Independiente del Valle 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
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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
Independiente del Valle host Barcelona SC on Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 01:00. The match is part of the Liga Pro 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Independiente del Valle vs Barcelona SC
Independiente del Valle and Barcelona SC drew 1-1 in Liga Pro on July 31, 2022.
Goals: J. Sornoza (37'), J. Cifuente (39').
Independiente del Valle controlled possession (66%) and registered 8 shots to 3.
The match was played at Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Sangolquí.