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Puntarenas FC vs Univ. DE Costa RicaLiga de Ascenso 2018

9/19/2020Liga de AscensoLiga de Ascenso · Apertura - 3Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Puntarenas FC57%
×Draw26%
Univ. DE Costa Rica17%
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.

Puntarenas FC
1.53
Univ. DE Costa Rica
0.71

Puntarenas FC creates 115% more chances

Season form · 66 home / 5 away

creates per match

Puntarenas FC
2.06
Univ. DE Costa Rica
0.40

allows per match

Puntarenas FC
1.02
Univ. DE Costa Rica
1.00

finishing

Puntarenas FC+0.00on par
Univ. DE Costa Rica+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Puntarenas FC

Univ. DE Costa Rica
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Puntarenas FC or draw
83%
Puntarenas FC or Univ. DE Costa Rica
74%
Draw or Univ. DE Costa Rica
43%

Winning margin

Puntarenas FC wins by 2+
30%
Univ. DE Costa Rica wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Puntarenas FC 1+ goals
78%
Puntarenas FC 2+ goals
45%
Puntarenas FC 3+ goals
20%
Univ. DE Costa Rica 1+ goals
51%
Univ. DE Costa Rica 2+ goals
16%
Univ. DE Costa Rica 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Puntarenas FC (draw refunded)
77%
Univ. DE Costa Rica (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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

Puntarenas FC at homecreates 2.06, concedes 1.02 · 66 matches

Univ. DE Costa Rica awaycreates 0.40, concedes 1.00 · 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

Puntarenas FC attack 2.06 + Univ. DE Costa Rica defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.53

Univ. DE Costa Rica attack 0.40 + Puntarenas FC defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 57%?"

Puntarenas FC scores more
57%
level
26%
Univ. DE Costa Rica scores more
17%

Puntarenas FC at 57% 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 57% does not mean "Puntarenas 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.

Match Events

23'

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Liga de Ascenso: Puntarenas FC 0–0 Univ. DE Costa Rica

Puntarenas FC and Univ. DE Costa Rica drew 0-0 in Liga de Ascenso on September 19, 2020.

The match was played at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy in Puntarenas.