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Union Magdalena vs America de CaliCopa Colombia 2026

5/12/2022Copa ColombiaCopa Colombia · Round of 16Estadio Sierra Nevada

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 16+ matches

Union Magdalena47%
×Draw27%
America de Cali26%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.5%
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: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.

Union Magdalena
1.40
America de Cali
0.97

Union Magdalena creates 44% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 17 away

creates per match

Union Magdalena
1.63
America de Cali
0.94

allows per match

Union Magdalena
1.00
America de Cali
1.18

finishing

Union Magdalena+0.00on par
America de Cali+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Union Magdalena

America de Cali
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Union Magdalena or draw
74%
Union Magdalena or America de Cali
73%
Draw or America de Cali
53%

Winning margin

Union Magdalena wins by 2+
23%
America de Cali wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Union Magdalena 1+ goals
75%
Union Magdalena 2+ goals
41%
Union Magdalena 3+ goals
17%
America de Cali 1+ goals
62%
America de Cali 2+ goals
25%
America de Cali 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Union Magdalena (draw refunded)
64%
America de Cali (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Union Magdalena at homecreates 1.63, concedes 1.00 · 16 matches

America de Cali awaycreates 0.94, concedes 1.18 · 17 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Union Magdalena attack 1.63 + America de Cali defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.40

America de Cali attack 0.94 + Union Magdalena defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.97

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 47%?"

Union Magdalena scores more
47%
level
27%
America de Cali scores more
26%

Union Magdalena at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Union Magdalena 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.

Union
America
61'J. LloredaI. Camargo
61'J. PalominoR. Lora
61'R. HinojosaD. Vega
76'J. GómezD. Ibarra
76'J. MercadoF. Cantillo
A. Guimarães
Manager: A. Guimarães
19'D. PinoL. Angulo
46'E. MorenoB. Vera
46'L. SánchezJ. Micolta
67'Iago FalquéE. Mena
80'D. LemosIago Falqué

Union Magdalena 2 – 1 America de Cali

Union Magdalena beat America de Cali 2-1 in Copa Colombia on May 12, 2022.

Goals: D. Hernández (1'), J. Peña (24'), I. Camargo (42').

The match was played at Estadio Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta.