Predictive Analysis

Match-Up Lab

Pre-match analysis powered by rating models, historical head-to-head records, and contextual signals.

Pick a Match-Up

Choose any two teams and the rating model will compute win, draw, and loss probabilities along with expected goals.

United States of America
60.9% win probability
Predicted winner
23.0%
Honours shared
Draw chance
1.76 - 0.77
Model goals (home - away)
Expected score
2.5
Over 2.5: 46%
Total goals

United States of America

1516#31
CONCACAF
VS

Paraguay

1441#64
CONMEBOL
Venue
Context

Rating-Based Prediction

WFS predictor · expected score + venue adjustment · drawn from full historical performance

60.9% 23.0% 16.1%
USA
PAR
75
Rating Gap
1.76
Exp. Goals USA
0.77
Exp. Goals PAR
83.9%
USA No Defeat
2.5
Exp. Total Goals

Key Factors

Rating-model adjustments and contextual signals that could influence the outcome

H2H Dominance 6W-2W

United States of America hold the historical edge: 6W-2D-2L across 10 meetings.

Rating Gap 75 pts

United States of America hold a 75-point rating edge: roughly 11.3% extra win probability on ratings alone.

Recent Form 6W/4W

United States of America won 6 of their last 10 games; Paraguay won 4. Current form favours United States of America.

Tournament Pedigree 2023

Both teams are major tournament winners. United States of America's most recent title: 2023. Paraguay's most recent title: 1979.

Underdog Record 24% W

Paraguay have won 24% of games entering as underdogs (118W from 486). A strong record against the odds.

Goal Patterns 2.5 xG

Combined avg of 2.80 goals per game. Expected total for this match: 2.5 (Over 2.5 probability: 46%).

AI Match-Up Evaluation

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Head-to-Head Record

10 meeting(s) · 1930-2026

6
USA Win
2
Draws
2
PAR Win
16
Goals For
8
Goals Against
Last 10 H2H
← most recent

Comparative Profile

Era-aware metrics use only games from the last 10 years.

Era
176
Games Played
102
56.2%
Win %
26.5%
1.97
Goals Per Game
0.92
0.91
Goals Against / Game
1.32
44.3%
Clean Sheet %
29.4%
19.9%
Failed to Score %
44.1%
5.1%
Goalless Draws %
12.7%
All-Time / Lifetime
1,516
Current Rating
1,441
#31
World Ranking
#64
56.0%
Win as Favourite
52.5%
29.4%
Win as Underdog
24.3%
12
Longest Win Streak
8
16
Longest Unbeaten Run
14
1614 (2021)
Peak Rating
1518 (1997)
5W-5L
Penalty Shootouts
7W-7L

Rating Trajectory (Last 2 Years)

Both teams' rating lines overlaid · convergence / divergence analysis

Rolling Win Rate (20-Game Window)

Rolling win rate comparison · which team is in better current form?

Scenario Modeller

Adjust venue and rating parameters to see how the prediction changes in real time.

60.9% 23.0% 16.1%

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Recent Meetings

H 12 Jun 26 AWAY
4 - 1
FIFA World Cup
H 15 Nov 25 AWAY
2 - 1
Friendly
H 27 Mar 18 AWAY
1 - 0
Friendly
H 11 Jun 16 AWAY
1 - 0
Copa América
A 29 Mar 11 AWAY
0 - 1
Friendly
A 02 Jul 07 NEUTRAL
1 - 3
Copa América
H 06 Jul 03 AWAY
2 - 0
Friendly
D 14 Mar 98 NEUTRAL
2 - 2
Friendly
D 04 Jun 97 AWAY
0 - 0
Friendly
H 17 Jul 30 NEUTRAL
3 - 0
FIFA World Cup

If they play 100 times

Scoreline distribution from the WFS predictor. Each cell shows how often that score would occur out of 100 simulated games: amber for home wins, slate for draws, violet for away wins.

Most likely scorelines
1 - 0
14.0%
2 - 0
12.3%
1 - 1
10.8%
2 - 1
9.5%
0 - 0
8.0%
3 - 0
7.2%