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Platense FC vs Lobos UpnfmLiga Nacional 2018

Platense FC
Platense FC
FT
00
HT: 00
Lobos Upnfm
Lobos Upnfm
8/12/2018Liga NacionalLiga Nacional · Apertura - 3Estadio Excelsior (Puerto Cortés)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 90+ matches

Platense FC49%
×Draw24%
Lobos Upnfm27%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Platense FC
1.65
Lobos Upnfm
1.15

Platense FC creates 43% more chances

Season form · 90 home / 147 away

creates per match

Platense FC
1.46
Lobos Upnfm
0.98

allows per match

Platense FC
1.32
Lobos Upnfm
1.84

finishing

Platense FC+0.00on par
Lobos Upnfm+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Platense FC

Lobos Upnfm
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
017%
024%
032%
040%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
225%
232%
241%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Platense FC or draw
73%
Platense FC or Lobos Upnfm
76%
Draw or Lobos Upnfm
51%

Winning margin

Platense FC wins by 2+
26%
Lobos Upnfm wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Platense FC 1+ goals
81%
Platense FC 2+ goals
49%
Platense FC 3+ goals
23%
Lobos Upnfm 1+ goals
68%
Lobos Upnfm 2+ goals
32%
Lobos Upnfm 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Platense FC (draw refunded)
65%
Lobos Upnfm (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Platense FC at homecreates 1.46, concedes 1.32 · 90 matches

Lobos Upnfm awaycreates 0.98, concedes 1.84 · 147 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Platense FC attack 1.46 + Lobos Upnfm defence 1.84 → ÷2 → 1.65

Lobos Upnfm attack 0.98 + Platense FC defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.15

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 49%?"

Platense FC scores more
49%
level
24%
Lobos Upnfm scores more
27%

Platense FC at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Platense FC 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.

Platense
Lobos
C. Martínez
Manager: C. Martínez
35'J. NietoK. Arriaga
64'J. de LeónE. Álvarez
J. Nazar
Manager: J. Nazar
30'R. MontoyaJ. Padilla
42'A. MeléndezL. Benedith
65'K. PeñaJ. Pinto

Platense FC 0 – 0 Lobos Upnfm

Platense FC and Lobos Upnfm drew 0-0 in Liga Nacional on August 12, 2018.

The match was played at Estadio Excelsior (Puerto Cortés).