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New England Revolution vs LD AlajuelenseCONCACAF Champions League 2018

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

New England Revolution68%
×Draw19%
LD Alajuelense13%
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.

New England Revolution
2.15
LD Alajuelense
0.80

New England Revolution creates 169% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 5 away

creates per match

New England Revolution
2.50
LD Alajuelense
0.60

allows per match

New England Revolution
1.00
LD Alajuelense
1.80

finishing

New England Revolution+0.00on par
LD Alajuelense+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

New England Revolution

LD Alajuelense
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
014%
022%
030%
040%
1
1011%
119%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
309%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
405%
414%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

New England Revolution or draw
87%
New England Revolution or LD Alajuelense
81%
Draw or LD Alajuelense
32%

Winning margin

New England Revolution wins by 2+
44%
LD Alajuelense wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

New England Revolution 1+ goals
88%
New England Revolution 2+ goals
63%
New England Revolution 3+ goals
36%
LD Alajuelense 1+ goals
55%
LD Alajuelense 2+ goals
19%
LD Alajuelense 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

New England Revolution (draw refunded)
84%
LD Alajuelense (draw refunded)
16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

New England Revolution at homecreates 2.50, concedes 1.00 · 4 matches

LD Alajuelense awaycreates 0.60, concedes 1.80 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

New England Revolution attack 2.50 + LD Alajuelense defence 1.80 → ÷2 → 2.15

LD Alajuelense attack 0.60 + New England Revolution defence 1.00 → ÷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 68%?"

New England Revolution scores more
68%
level
19%
LD Alajuelense scores more
13%

New England Revolution at 68% 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 68% does not mean "New England Revolution 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

New England Revolution 4 – 0 LD Alajuelense

New England Revolution beat LD Alajuelense 4-0 in CONCACAF Champions League on March 6, 2024.

The match was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.