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Independiente Medellin vs Once Caldas — Primera A 2018

Independiente Medellin
Independiente Medellin
FT
2 – 0
HT: 2 – 0
Once Caldas
Once Caldas
4/20/2025Primera APrimera A · Apertura - 15Estadio Atanasio Girardot

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 168+ matches

Independiente Medellin51%
×Draw27%
Once Caldas22%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

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 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Medellin
1.42
Once Caldas
0.84

Independiente Medellin creates 69% more chances

Season form · 183 home / 168 away

creates per match

Independiente Medellin
1.57
Once Caldas
0.86

allows per match

Independiente Medellin
0.82
Once Caldas
1.26

finishing

Independiente Medellin+0.00on par
Once Caldas+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Independiente Medellin ↓

Once Caldas →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–112%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–011%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–14%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Independiente Medellin or draw
78%
Independiente Medellin or Once Caldas
73%
Draw or Once Caldas
49%

Winning margin

Independiente Medellin wins by 2+
25%
Once Caldas wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Independiente Medellin 1+ goals
76%
Independiente Medellin 2+ goals
41%
Independiente Medellin 3+ goals
17%
Once Caldas 1+ goals
57%
Once Caldas 2+ goals
21%
Once Caldas 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Independiente Medellin (draw refunded)
69%
Once Caldas (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Independiente Medellin at home — creates 1.57, concedes 0.82 · 183 matches

Once Caldas away — creates 0.86, concedes 1.26 · 168 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Independiente Medellin attack 1.57 + Once Caldas defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.42

Once Caldas attack 0.86 + Independiente Medellin defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 51%?"

Independiente Medellin scores more
51%
level
27%
Once Caldas scores more
22%

Independiente Medellin at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Independiente Medellin 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Independiente Medellin vs Once Caldas

Independiente Medellin beat Once Caldas 2-0 in Primera A on April 20, 2025.

The match was played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.