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Independiente vs General VelásquezSegunda División 2020

7/24/2022Segunda DivisiónSegunda División · Round 14Estadio Fiscal de Talca

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Independiente39%
×Draw27%
General Velásquez34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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
1.29
General Velásquez
1.17

Independiente creates 10% more chances

Season form · 33 home / 77 away

creates per match

Independiente
1.27
General Velásquez
1.06

allows per match

Independiente
1.27
General Velásquez
1.31

finishing

Independiente+0.00on par
General Velásquez+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Independiente

General Velásquez
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
45%55%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Independiente or draw
66%
Independiente or General Velásquez
73%
Draw or General Velásquez
61%

Winning margin

Independiente wins by 2+
18%
General Velásquez wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Independiente 1+ goals
72%
Independiente 2+ goals
37%
Independiente 3+ goals
14%
General Velásquez 1+ goals
69%
General Velásquez 2+ goals
33%
General Velásquez 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Independiente (draw refunded)
54%
General Velásquez (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Independiente at homecreates 1.27, concedes 1.27 · 33 matches

General Velásquez awaycreates 1.06, concedes 1.31 · 77 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 attack 1.27 + General Velásquez defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.29

General Velásquez attack 1.06 + Independiente defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 39%?"

Independiente scores more
39%
level
27%
General Velásquez scores more
34%

Independiente at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Independiente 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

Independiente 0 – 1 General Velásquez

General Velásquez beat Independiente 1-0 in Segunda División on July 24, 2022.

The match was played at Estadio Fiscal de Talca in Talca.