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Sportivo Belgrano vs Sportivo DesamparadosTorneo Federal A 2018

11/29/2018Torneo Federal ATorneo Federal A · Zone 3 - 16Estadio Oscar Carlos Boero (San Francisco, Provincia de Córdoba)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 59+ matches

Sportivo Belgrano52%
×Draw29%
Sportivo Desamparados19%
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.

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.

Sportivo Belgrano
1.33
Sportivo Desamparados
0.69

Sportivo Belgrano creates 93% more chances

Season form · 109 home / 59 away

creates per match

Sportivo Belgrano
1.31
Sportivo Desamparados
0.66

allows per match

Sportivo Belgrano
0.72
Sportivo Desamparados
1.34

finishing

Sportivo Belgrano+0.00on par
Sportivo Desamparados+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

63%No
  • No63
  • Yes37

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sportivo Belgrano

Sportivo Desamparados
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
019%
023%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
60%40%2.5
33%67%3.5
15%85%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Sportivo Belgrano or draw
81%
Sportivo Belgrano or Sportivo Desamparados
71%
Draw or Sportivo Desamparados
48%

Winning margin

Sportivo Belgrano wins by 2+
25%
Sportivo Desamparados wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Sportivo Belgrano 1+ goals
74%
Sportivo Belgrano 2+ goals
38%
Sportivo Belgrano 3+ goals
15%
Sportivo Desamparados 1+ goals
50%
Sportivo Desamparados 2+ goals
15%
Sportivo Desamparados 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Sportivo Belgrano (draw refunded)
73%
Sportivo Desamparados (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
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

Sportivo Belgrano at homecreates 1.31, concedes 0.72 · 109 matches

Sportivo Desamparados awaycreates 0.66, concedes 1.34 · 59 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sportivo Belgrano attack 1.31 + Sportivo Desamparados defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.33

Sportivo Desamparados attack 0.66 + Sportivo Belgrano defence 0.72 → ÷2 → 0.69

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 52%?"

Sportivo Belgrano scores more
52%
level
29%
Sportivo Desamparados scores more
19%

Sportivo Belgrano at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Sportivo Belgrano 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

Match Recap: Sportivo Belgrano vs Sportivo Desamparados

Sportivo Belgrano and Sportivo Desamparados drew 0-0 in Torneo Federal A on November 29, 2018.

The match was played at Estadio Oscar Carlos Boero (San Francisco, Provincia de Córdoba).