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Municipal Liberia vs AD Santa RosaLiga de Ascenso 2018

8/9/2018Liga de AscensoLiga de Ascenso · Apertura - 3Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño (Liberia)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 42+ matches

Municipal Liberia50%
×Draw26%
AD Santa Rosa24%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.

Municipal Liberia
1.54
AD Santa Rosa
0.98

Municipal Liberia creates 57% more chances

Season form · 75 home / 42 away

creates per match

Municipal Liberia
1.55
AD Santa Rosa
0.95

allows per match

Municipal Liberia
1.01
AD Santa Rosa
1.52

finishing

Municipal Liberia+0.00on par
AD Santa Rosa+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Municipal Liberia

AD Santa Rosa
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
225%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
46%54%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Municipal Liberia or draw
76%
Municipal Liberia or AD Santa Rosa
74%
Draw or AD Santa Rosa
50%

Winning margin

Municipal Liberia wins by 2+
26%
AD Santa Rosa wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Municipal Liberia 1+ goals
79%
Municipal Liberia 2+ goals
45%
Municipal Liberia 3+ goals
20%
AD Santa Rosa 1+ goals
62%
AD Santa Rosa 2+ goals
26%
AD Santa Rosa 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Municipal Liberia (draw refunded)
68%
AD Santa Rosa (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Municipal Liberia at homecreates 1.55, concedes 1.01 · 75 matches

AD Santa Rosa awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.52 · 42 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Municipal Liberia attack 1.55 + AD Santa Rosa defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.54

AD Santa Rosa attack 0.95 + Municipal Liberia defence 1.01 → ÷2 → 0.98

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%?"

Municipal Liberia scores more
50%
level
26%
AD Santa Rosa scores more
24%

Municipal Liberia 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 "Municipal Liberia 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: Municipal Liberia vs AD Santa Rosa

AD Santa Rosa beat Municipal Liberia 2-0 in Liga de Ascenso on August 9, 2018.

The match was played at Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño (Liberia).