Scoreo

Sarmiento Junin vs Almirante BrownPrimera Nacional 2012

Sarmiento Junin
Sarmiento Junin
FT
12
HT: 10
Almirante Brown
Almirante Brown
H. Cuevas 45+1'
P. Caballero 90+2'
F. Presedo 51'
4/29/2013Primera NacionalPrimera Nacional · Round 31Estadio Eva Perón de Junín

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

Sarmiento Junin52%
×Draw27%
Almirante Brown21%
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 577,134 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.8% 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.

Sarmiento Junin
1.43
Almirante Brown
0.80

Sarmiento Junin creates 79% more chances

Season form · 27 home / 103 away

creates per match

Sarmiento Junin
1.59
Almirante Brown
0.86

allows per match

Sarmiento Junin
0.74
Almirante Brown
1.26

finishing

Sarmiento Junin+0.00on par
Almirante Brown+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sarmiento Junin

Almirante Brown
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
019%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Sarmiento Junin or draw
79%
Sarmiento Junin or Almirante Brown
73%
Draw or Almirante Brown
48%

Winning margin

Sarmiento Junin wins by 2+
26%
Almirante Brown wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Sarmiento Junin 1+ goals
76%
Sarmiento Junin 2+ goals
42%
Sarmiento Junin 3+ goals
17%
Almirante Brown 1+ goals
55%
Almirante Brown 2+ goals
19%
Almirante Brown 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Sarmiento Junin (draw refunded)
71%
Almirante Brown (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Sarmiento Junin at homecreates 1.59, concedes 0.74 · 27 matches

Almirante Brown awaycreates 0.86, concedes 1.26 · 103 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sarmiento Junin attack 1.59 + Almirante Brown defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.43

Almirante Brown attack 0.86 + Sarmiento Junin defence 0.74 → ÷2 → 0.80

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 52%?"

Sarmiento Junin scores more
52%
level
27%
Almirante Brown scores more
21%

Sarmiento Junin at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Sarmiento Junin 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.

Sarmiento
Almirante
57'N. SánchezM. Andrizzi
67'J. TamburelliR. Aillapan
71'J. GaleanoL. Oviedo
41'F. PresedoJ. Acosta
71'H. OrtizS. Ibars
83'G. MedinaJ. Robles

Primera Nacional: Sarmiento Junin 1–2 Almirante Brown

Almirante Brown beat Sarmiento Junin 2-1 in Primera Nacional on April 29, 2013.

Goals: H. Cuevas (45+1'), F. Presedo (51'), P. Caballero (90+2').

The match was played at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín.