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Sportivo Luqueno vs Nacional AsuncionDivision Profesional - Apertura 2018

J. Dos Santos 24' (pen)
R. Monges 64' (OG), 3' (OG)
J. Vieyra 44'
3/12/2018Division Profesional - AperturaDivision Profesional - Apertura · Round 6Estadio Feliciano Cáceres (Luque)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 83+ matches

Sportivo Luqueno37%
×Draw28%
Nacional Asuncion35%
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.

Sportivo Luqueno
1.21
Nacional Asuncion
1.17

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 83 home / 95 away

creates per match

Sportivo Luqueno
1.14
Nacional Asuncion
1.06

allows per match

Sportivo Luqueno
1.28
Nacional Asuncion
1.29

finishing

Sportivo Luqueno+0.00on par
Nacional Asuncion+0.00on par

Total goals

Under: 58Over: 4258%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No: 52Yes: 4852%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sportivo Luqueno

Nacional Asuncion
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
42%58%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Sportivo Luqueno or draw
65%
Sportivo Luqueno or Nacional Asuncion
72%
Draw or Nacional Asuncion
63%

Winning margin

Sportivo Luqueno wins by 2+
16%
Nacional Asuncion wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Sportivo Luqueno 1+ goals
70%
Sportivo Luqueno 2+ goals
34%
Sportivo Luqueno 3+ goals
12%
Nacional Asuncion 1+ goals
69%
Nacional Asuncion 2+ goals
33%
Nacional Asuncion 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Sportivo Luqueno (draw refunded)
51%
Nacional Asuncion (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

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 Luqueno at homecreates 1.14, concedes 1.28 · 83 matches

Nacional Asuncion awaycreates 1.06, concedes 1.29 · 95 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 Luqueno attack 1.14 + Nacional Asuncion defence 1.29 → ÷2 → 1.21

Nacional Asuncion attack 1.06 + Sportivo Luqueno defence 1.28 → ÷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 37%?"

Sportivo Luqueno scores more
37%
level
28%
Nacional Asuncion scores more
35%

Sportivo Luqueno at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Sportivo Luqueno 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.

Sportivo
Nacional
E. Rivera
Manager: E. Rivera
56'O. LeguizamónM. Riveros
56'L. IbarraB. Armoa
69'P. MartínezM. Godoy
C. Ayala
Manager: C. Ayala
40'A. BareiroF. Romero
56'J. SantanaJ. Vieyra
79'J. FrancoJ. Argüello

Division Profesional - Apertura: Sportivo Luqueno 1–3 Nacional Asuncion

Nacional Asuncion beat Sportivo Luqueno 3-1 in Division Profesional - Apertura on March 12, 2018.

Goals: R. Monges (3' o.g., 64' o.g.), J. Dos Santos (24' pen), J. Vieyra (44').

The match was played at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres (Luque).