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U. Catolica vs Huachipato — Primera División 2018

U. Catolica
U. Catolica
FT
4 – 0
HT: 2 – 0
Huachipato
Huachipato
8/25/2024Primera DivisiónPrimera División · Round 21Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 126+ matches

U. Catolica54%
×Draw24%
Huachipato22%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

U. Catolica
1.71
Huachipato
1.01

U. Catolica creates 69% more chances

Season form · 126 home / 128 away

creates per match

U. Catolica
1.83
Huachipato
1.09

allows per match

U. Catolica
0.92
Huachipato
1.59

finishing

U. Catolica+0.00on par
Huachipato+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

U. Catolica ↓

Huachipato →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–011%
1–111%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–16%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

U. Catolica or draw
78%
U. Catolica or Huachipato
76%
Draw or Huachipato
46%

Winning margin

U. Catolica wins by 2+
29%
Huachipato wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

U. Catolica 1+ goals
82%
U. Catolica 2+ goals
51%
U. Catolica 3+ goals
24%
Huachipato 1+ goals
64%
Huachipato 2+ goals
27%
Huachipato 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

U. Catolica (draw refunded)
71%
Huachipato (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

U. Catolica at home — creates 1.83, concedes 0.92 · 126 matches

Huachipato away — creates 1.09, concedes 1.59 · 128 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

U. Catolica attack 1.83 + Huachipato defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.71

Huachipato attack 1.09 + U. Catolica defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 54%?"

U. Catolica scores more
54%
level
24%
Huachipato scores more
22%

U. Catolica at 54% 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 54% does not mean "U. Catolica 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: U. Catolica 4–0 Huachipato

U. Catolica beat Huachipato 4-0 in Primera División on August 25, 2024.

The match was played at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK in Santiago de Chile.