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Veraguas vs Union Cocle — Liga Panameña de Fútbol 2018

Veraguas
Veraguas
Preview
01:30
Union Cocle
Union Cocle
10/20/2026Liga Panameña de FútbolLiga Panameña de Fútbol · Apertura - 13
Big match
36%
Union Cocle
model favours
34%30%36%

Top-of-the-table clash — Veraguas 1 vs Union Cocle 2

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
66%
under 2.5 goals
42%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Veraguas34%
×Draw30%
Union Cocle36%
✓ 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.

Veraguas
1.02
Union Cocle
1.05

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 74 home / 8 away

creates per match

Veraguas
1.16
Union Cocle
0.88

allows per match

Veraguas
1.23
Union Cocle
0.88

finishing

Veraguas+0.00on par
Union Cocle+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Veraguas ↓

Union Cocle →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–013%
0–113%
0–27%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–013%
1–114%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–17%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Veraguas or draw
64%
Veraguas or Union Cocle
70%
Draw or Union Cocle
66%

Winning margin

Veraguas wins by 2+
13%
Union Cocle wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Veraguas 1+ goals
64%
Veraguas 2+ goals
27%
Veraguas 3+ goals
8%
Union Cocle 1+ goals
65%
Union Cocle 2+ goals
28%
Union Cocle 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Veraguas (draw refunded)
49%
Union Cocle (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
14%

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

Veraguas at home — creates 1.16, concedes 1.23 · 74 matches

Union Cocle away — creates 0.88, concedes 0.88 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Veraguas attack 1.16 + Union Cocle defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.02

Union Cocle attack 0.88 + Veraguas defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.05

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 36%?"

Veraguas scores more
34%
level
30%
Union Cocle scores more
36%

Union Cocle at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Union Cocle 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.

Match Insights

  • Veraguas win just 24% against the top half (vs 53% against the bottom)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Form
Veraguas
DDWDW
Cocle
DWDWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Veraguas host Union Cocle

October 20, 2026: Veraguas take on Union Cocle in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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