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Santa Fe vs Union MagdalenaCopa Colombia 2024

Big match
51%
Santa Fe
model favours
51%24%26%

Santa Fe are unbeaten in 9 straight

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
56%
over 2.5 goals
57%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Santa Fe51%
×Draw24%
Union Magdalena26%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Santa Fe
1.75
Union Magdalena
1.17

Santa Fe creates 50% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 3 away

creates per match

Santa Fe
1.83
Union Magdalena
1.33

allows per match

Santa Fe
1.00
Union Magdalena
1.67

finishing

Santa Fe+0.00on par
Union Magdalena+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Santa Fe

Union Magdalena
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
031%
040%
1
109%
1111%
126%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Santa Fe or draw
74%
Santa Fe or Union Magdalena
76%
Draw or Union Magdalena
49%

Winning margin

Santa Fe wins by 2+
28%
Union Magdalena wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Santa Fe 1+ goals
83%
Santa Fe 2+ goals
52%
Santa Fe 3+ goals
25%
Union Magdalena 1+ goals
69%
Union Magdalena 2+ goals
33%
Union Magdalena 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Santa Fe (draw refunded)
67%
Union Magdalena (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Santa Fe at homecreates 1.83, concedes 1.00 · 6 matches

Union Magdalena awaycreates 1.33, concedes 1.67 · 3 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Santa Fe attack 1.83 + Union Magdalena defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.75

Union Magdalena attack 1.33 + Santa Fe defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 51%?"

Santa Fe scores more
51%
level
24%
Union Magdalena scores more
26%

Santa Fe at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Santa Fe 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

  • Santa Fe score first in only 25% of matches

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Form
Fe
WDWDW
Magdalena
DDWLW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Santa Fe host Union Magdalena

July 21, 2026: Santa Fe take on Union Magdalena in Copa Colombia. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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