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Venados FC vs Potros UaemLiga de Expansión MX 2018

Venados FC
Venados FC
FT
21
HT: 00
Potros Uaem
Potros Uaem
A. Polo 90+2'
A. Tapia 90+1'
11/4/2017Liga de Expansión MXLiga de Expansión MX · Apertura - 14Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero (Mérida)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

Venados FC50%
×Draw26%
Potros Uaem24%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% 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.

Venados FC
1.52
Potros Uaem
0.96

Venados FC creates 58% more chances

Season form · 128 home / 34 away

creates per match

Venados FC
1.64
Potros Uaem
0.85

allows per match

Venados FC
1.07
Potros Uaem
1.41

finishing

Venados FC+0.00on par
Potros Uaem+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Venados FC

Potros Uaem
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Venados FC or draw
76%
Venados FC or Potros Uaem
74%
Draw or Potros Uaem
50%

Winning margin

Venados FC wins by 2+
26%
Potros Uaem wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Venados FC 1+ goals
78%
Venados FC 2+ goals
45%
Venados FC 3+ goals
20%
Potros Uaem 1+ goals
62%
Potros Uaem 2+ goals
25%
Potros Uaem 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Venados FC (draw refunded)
68%
Potros Uaem (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Venados FC at homecreates 1.64, concedes 1.07 · 128 matches

Potros Uaem awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.41 · 34 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Venados FC attack 1.64 + Potros Uaem defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.52

Potros Uaem attack 0.85 + Venados FC defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 50%?"

Venados FC scores more
50%
level
26%
Potros Uaem scores more
24%

Venados FC at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Venados FC 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.

Venados
Potros
B. Marioni
Manager: B. Marioni
46'V. LojeroL. Ontivero
54'O. IslasE. Guzmán
83'G. MeléndezF. Faría

Venados FC substitutes

O. Ramírez
Manager: O. Ramírez
55'E. GonzálezC. Jerónimo
58'D. OsorioL. Rosales
72'A. LópezD. Gama

Potros Uaem substitutes

Venados FC 2 – 1 Potros Uaem

Venados FC beat Potros Uaem 2-1 in Liga de Expansión MX on November 4, 2017.

Goals: A. Iniestra (73'), A. Tapia (90+1'), A. Polo (90+2').

The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero (Mérida).