Santa Ana vs Limón Black Star — Liga de Ascenso 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 36+ matches
Santa Ana42%
Limón Black Star32%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
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.
Santa Ana creates 18% more chances
Season form · 109 home / 36 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over51
- Under49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes55
- No45
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Santa Ana ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Santa Ana at home — creates 1.72, concedes 1.18 · 109 matches
Limón Black Star away — creates 1.33, concedes 1.22 · 36 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Santa Ana attack 1.72 + Limón Black Star defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.47
Limón Black Star attack 1.33 + Santa Ana defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.25
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 42%?"
Santa Ana at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Santa Ana 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
Inter San Carlos
Escorpiones Belén
ADR Jicaral
Quepos Cambute
Futbol Consultants Moravia
CS Uruguay
AD Cofutpa
AD Sarchí
Pitbulls Santa Barbara FC
Cariari Pococi
Santa Cruz FCSanta Ana
AD Carmelita
Municipal Grecia
Aserri FC
Deportivo UpalaIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Santa Ana host Limón Black Star on Sunday, 10 September 2023 at 20:00. The match is part of the Liga de Ascenso 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Santa Ana vs Limón Black Star
Santa Ana beat Limón Black Star 2-0 in Liga de Ascenso on September 10, 2023.
The match was played at Estadio Rafael Bolaños in Alajuela.