Liniers vs Deportivo Merlo — Primera B Metropolitana 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 53+ matches
Liniers41%
Deportivo Merlo29%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 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: 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.
Liniers creates 25% more chances
Season form · 53 home / 103 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under66
- Over34
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No59
- Yes41
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Liniers ↓
Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
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
Liniers at home — creates 1.04, concedes 0.91 · 53 matches
Deportivo Merlo away — creates 0.92, concedes 1.25 · 103 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Liniers attack 1.04 + Deportivo Merlo defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.15
Deportivo Merlo attack 0.92 + Liniers defence 0.91 → ÷2 → 0.92
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 41%?"
Liniers at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Liniers 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
Tristan Suarez
Comunicaciones
UAI Urquiza
JJ Urquiza
Acassuso
Villa San Carlos
Almirante Brown
Flandria
Los Andes
Colegiales
San Telmo
Defensores Unidos
San Miguel
Argentino Quilmes
Sacachispas
Deportivo Armenio
Talleres Remedios
FénixAlmirante BrownVilla San CarlosComunicacionesTalleres RemediosJJ UrquizaSan TelmoTristan SuarezLos AndesDefensores UnidosDeportivo ArmenioFlandriaAcassusoUAI UrquizaArgentino QuilmesSan MiguelFénixColegialesSacachispasIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Liniers host Deportivo Merlo on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 20:00. The match is part of the Primera B Metropolitana 2018/2019 season.
Liniers 0 – 2 Deportivo Merlo
Deportivo Merlo beat Liniers 2-0 in Primera B Metropolitana on February 18, 2025.
Goals: R. Cao (57'), E. Lieve (89').
The match was played at Juan Antonio Arias Stadium in Buenos Aires.