Cusco v Juan Pablo II College — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Primera Division · Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 00:00. Final score 2–0 (half-time 2–0). Before kick-off we rated it 58% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals58%42%Over
Over 3.5 goals34%66%no pick
Both teams to score57%43%Yes

The result model puts Cusco at 68%, the draw at 18% and Juan Pablo II College at 14%, from expected goals of 2.3 and 0.94.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.5361%58%-3%
Under 2.5 goals2.4039%42%+3%
Both teams to score1.8051%57%+6%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Cusco 1.33, draw 4.75, Juan Pablo II College 8.00.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Primera Division has produced over 2.5 goals in 51% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Cusco have 13 in 21 this season (5 of 10 at home), Juan Pablo II College 13 in 21 (7 of 10 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 54% and 57%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 55%.

Head to head. These sides have met 3 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 67%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 56%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 63%, from expected goals of 2.3 for Cusco and 0.94 for Juan Pablo II College. Folding in 30% of that view gives 58%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Cusco2162%33%67%
Juan Pablo II College2162%38%67%

Head to head

1 Mar 26Juan Pablo II College 2–1 CuscoO2.5
22 Aug 25Juan Pablo II College 0–0 CuscoU2.5
6 Apr 25Cusco 4–2 Juan Pablo II CollegeO2.5

More: Cusco season stats · Juan Pablo II College season stats · Primera Division table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.