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Univ. DE Costa Rica vs AD GuanacastecaLiga de Ascenso 2018

9/10/2020Liga de AscensoLiga de Ascenso · Apertura - 1Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Univ. DE Costa Rica38%
×Draw23%
AD Guanacasteca39%
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.

Univ. DE Costa Rica
1.63
AD Guanacasteca
1.64

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 4 home / 50 away

creates per match

Univ. DE Costa Rica
1.75
AD Guanacasteca
1.52

allows per match

Univ. DE Costa Rica
1.75
AD Guanacasteca
1.50

finishing

Univ. DE Costa Rica+0.00on par
AD Guanacasteca+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

65%Yes
  • Yes65
  • No35

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Univ. DE Costa Rica

AD Guanacasteca
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
016%
025%
033%
041%
1
106%
1110%
128%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
63%37%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Univ. DE Costa Rica or draw
61%
Univ. DE Costa Rica or AD Guanacasteca
77%
Draw or AD Guanacasteca
62%

Winning margin

Univ. DE Costa Rica wins by 2+
19%
AD Guanacasteca wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Univ. DE Costa Rica 1+ goals
80%
Univ. DE Costa Rica 2+ goals
48%
Univ. DE Costa Rica 3+ goals
22%
AD Guanacasteca 1+ goals
81%
AD Guanacasteca 2+ goals
49%
AD Guanacasteca 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

Univ. DE Costa Rica (draw refunded)
50%
AD Guanacasteca (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
55%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Univ. DE Costa Rica at homecreates 1.75, concedes 1.75 · 4 matches

AD Guanacasteca awaycreates 1.52, concedes 1.50 · 50 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Univ. DE Costa Rica attack 1.75 + AD Guanacasteca defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.63

AD Guanacasteca attack 1.52 + Univ. DE Costa Rica defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.64

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 39%?"

Univ. DE Costa Rica scores more
38%
level
23%
AD Guanacasteca scores more
39%

AD Guanacasteca at 39% 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 39% does not mean "AD Guanacasteca 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: Univ. DE Costa Rica vs AD Guanacasteca

Univ. DE Costa Rica and AD Guanacasteca drew 2-2 in Liga de Ascenso on September 10, 2020.

The match was played at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy in Puntarenas.