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Millonarios vs Once CaldasPrimera A 2018

Millonarios
Millonarios
FT
02
HT: 01
Once Caldas
Once Caldas
2/28/2024Primera APrimera A · Apertura - 9Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 168+ matches

Millonarios50%
×Draw28%
Once Caldas23%
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.

Millonarios
1.38
Once Caldas
0.83

Millonarios creates 66% more chances

Season form · 191 home / 168 away

creates per match

Millonarios
1.50
Once Caldas
0.86

allows per match

Millonarios
0.81
Once Caldas
1.26

finishing

Millonarios+0.00on par
Once Caldas+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, %

Millonarios

Once Caldas
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Millonarios or draw
77%
Millonarios or Once Caldas
72%
Draw or Once Caldas
50%

Winning margin

Millonarios wins by 2+
24%
Once Caldas wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Millonarios 1+ goals
75%
Millonarios 2+ goals
40%
Millonarios 3+ goals
16%
Once Caldas 1+ goals
56%
Once Caldas 2+ goals
20%
Once Caldas 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Millonarios (draw refunded)
69%
Once Caldas (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Millonarios at homecreates 1.50, concedes 0.81 · 191 matches

Once Caldas awaycreates 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

Millonarios attack 1.50 + Once Caldas defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.38

Once Caldas attack 0.86 + Millonarios defence 0.81 → ÷2 → 0.83

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 50%?"

Millonarios scores more
50%
level
28%
Once Caldas scores more
23%

Millonarios at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Millonarios 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

Millonarios 0 – 2 Once Caldas

Once Caldas beat Millonarios 2-0 in Primera A on February 28, 2024.

The match was played at Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín in Bogotá, D.C..