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The Strongest vs Sport BoysPrimera División 2019

The Strongest
The Strongest
FT
50
HT: 30
Sport Boys
Sport Boys
2/9/2019Primera DivisiónPrimera División · Apertura - 6Estadio Hernando Siles (La Paz)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 25+ matches

The Strongest72%
×Draw17%
Sport Boys12%
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.

The Strongest
2.50
Sport Boys
0.90

The Strongest creates 178% more chances

Season form · 133 home / 25 away

creates per match

The Strongest
2.77
Sport Boys
0.88

allows per match

The Strongest
0.92
Sport Boys
2.24

finishing

The Strongest+0.00on par
Sport Boys+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

The Strongest

Sport Boys
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
108%
118%
123%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
309%
318%
324%
331%
340%
4
406%
415%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (11%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
43%57%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

The Strongest or draw
88%
The Strongest or Sport Boys
83%
Draw or Sport Boys
28%

Winning margin

The Strongest wins by 2+
50%
Sport Boys wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

The Strongest 1+ goals
92%
The Strongest 2+ goals
71%
The Strongest 3+ goals
45%
Sport Boys 1+ goals
59%
Sport Boys 2+ goals
23%
Sport Boys 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

The Strongest (draw refunded)
86%
Sport Boys (draw refunded)
14%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

The Strongest at homecreates 2.77, concedes 0.92 · 133 matches

Sport Boys awaycreates 0.88, concedes 2.24 · 25 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

The Strongest attack 2.77 + Sport Boys defence 2.24 → ÷2 → 2.50

Sport Boys attack 0.88 + The Strongest defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 0.90

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 72%?"

The Strongest scores more
72%
level
17%
Sport Boys scores more
12%

The Strongest at 72% 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 72% does not mean "The Strongest 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

Primera División: The Strongest 5–0 Sport Boys

The Strongest beat Sport Boys 5-0 in Primera División on February 9, 2019.

The match was played at Estadio Hernando Siles (La Paz).