Once Caldas vs Alianza Valledupar

Once Caldas

Preview

01:15

Alianza Valledupar

8/17/2026

Primera A · Clausura - 5Estadio Palogrande

Big match

39%

Once Caldas

model favours

39%29%31%

Once Caldas score first in only 23% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–0

likely score

64%

under 2.5 goals

43%

both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Once Caldas39%

×Draw29%

Alianza Valledupar31%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

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.

Once CaldasExpected goals in this matchAlianza Valledupar

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.

1.15

1.00

Once Caldas

1.15

Alianza Valledupar

1.00

Once Caldas creates 15% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 12 away

1.25

creates per match

0.68

1.32

allows per match

1.04

creates per match

Once Caldas

1.25

Alianza Valledupar

0.68

allows per match

Once Caldas

1.32

Alianza Valledupar

1.04

+0.75scores more than expected

finishing

+0.07on par

finishing

Once Caldas+0.75scores more

Alianza Valledupar+0.07on par

Total goals

Under64
Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No57
Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Once Caldas ↓

Alianza Valledupar →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–012%

0–112%

0–26%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–18%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

88%12%1.5

63%37%2.5

36%64%3.5

17%83%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

Once Caldas or draw

69%

Once Caldas or Alianza Valledupar

71%

Draw or Alianza Valledupar

61%

Winning margin

Once Caldas wins by 2+

16%

Alianza Valledupar wins by 2+

12%

Team goals

Once Caldas 1+ goals

68%

Once Caldas 2+ goals

32%

Once Caldas 3+ goals

11%

Alianza Valledupar 1+ goals

63%

Alianza Valledupar 2+ goals

26%

Alianza Valledupar 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Once Caldas (draw refunded)

55%

Alianza Valledupar (draw refunded)

45%

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

Once Caldas at home — creates 1.25, concedes 1.32 · 10 matches

Alianza Valledupar away — creates 0.68, concedes 1.04 · 12 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Once Caldas attack 1.25 + Alianza Valledupar defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 1.15

Alianza Valledupar attack 0.68 + Once Caldas defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 39%?"

Once Caldas scores more

39%

level

29%

Alianza Valledupar scores more

31%

Once Caldas at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Once Caldas 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 Insights

Once Caldas outscore their xG (1.5 vs 1.1 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Similar styles

Once Caldas

Balanced

Alianza Valledupar

Balanced

52%Possession49%

82%Pass accuracy79%

13.1Shots12.1

1.09xGBiggest gap0.98

Once CaldasAlianza Valledupar

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

1

Once Caldas

4

Draws

5

Alianza Valledupar

Avg goals: 1.9BTTS: 60%

1–10–01–20–11–0

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form

Caldas

DLWDW

Valledupar

WLWDD

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff