Guayaquil City FC v Libertad — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Liga Pro · Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 22:30. Final score 2–2 (half-time 0–2). Before kick-off we rated it 67% under 2.5 goals — the match finished with 4, 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 goals33%67%Under
Over 3.5 goals15%85%no pick
Both teams to score43%57%No

The result model puts Guayaquil City FC at 40%, the draw at 33% and Libertad at 27%, from expected goals of 0.99 and 0.77.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals2.1045%33%-12%
Under 2.5 goals1.7055%67%+12%
Both teams to score1.9149%43%-5%

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: Guayaquil City FC 1.95, draw 3.25, Libertad 3.90.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Liga Pro has produced over 2.5 goals in 44% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Guayaquil City FC have 7 in 24 this season (3 of 12 at home), Libertad 11 in 24 (5 of 12 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 35% and 44%.

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 40%.

Head to head. These sides have met 2 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 0%. 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 36%.

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 26%, from expected goals of 0.99 for Guayaquil City FC and 0.77 for Libertad. Folding in 30% of that view gives 33%.

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
Guayaquil City FC2429%17%42%
Libertad2446%17%46%

Head to head

21 Apr 26Libertad 0–1 Guayaquil City FCU2.5
10 Oct 23Libertad 1–0 Guayaquil City FCU2.5
6 May 23Guayaquil City FC 1–1 LibertadU2.5

More: Guayaquil City FC season stats · Libertad season stats · Liga Pro table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.