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Veracruz vs CF Pachuca — Liga MX 2018

Veracruz
Veracruz
FT
2 – 3
HT: 0 – 1
CF Pachuca
CF Pachuca
10/27/2018Liga MXLiga MX · Apertura - 14Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Veracruz26%
×Draw25%
CF Pachuca49%
✓ 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.

Veracruz
1.10
CF Pachuca
1.62

CF Pachuca creates 47% more chances

Season form · 26 home / 150 away

creates per match

Veracruz
0.77
CF Pachuca
1.32

allows per match

Veracruz
1.92
CF Pachuca
1.43

finishing

Veracruz+0.00on par
CF Pachuca+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Veracruz ↓

CF Pachuca →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–111%
0–29%
0–35%
0–42%
1
1–07%
1–112%
1–210%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–16%
2–25%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · 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

Veracruz or draw
51%
Veracruz or CF Pachuca
75%
Draw or CF Pachuca
74%

Winning margin

Veracruz wins by 2+
10%
CF Pachuca wins by 2+
26%

Team goals

Veracruz 1+ goals
67%
Veracruz 2+ goals
30%
Veracruz 3+ goals
10%
CF Pachuca 1+ goals
80%
CF Pachuca 2+ goals
48%
CF Pachuca 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Veracruz (draw refunded)
34%
CF Pachuca (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Veracruz at home — creates 0.77, concedes 1.92 · 26 matches

CF Pachuca away — creates 1.32, concedes 1.43 · 150 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Veracruz attack 0.77 + CF Pachuca defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.10

CF Pachuca attack 1.32 + Veracruz defence 1.92 → ÷2 → 1.62

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 49%?"

Veracruz scores more
26%
level
25%
CF Pachuca scores more
49%

CF Pachuca at 49% 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 49% does not mean "CF Pachuca 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

Liga MX: Veracruz 2–3 CF Pachuca

CF Pachuca beat Veracruz 3-2 in Liga MX on October 27, 2018.

The match was played at Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente in Veracruz.