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El Paso Locomotive 6thLLWLD
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San Antonio 11thWWDLD

El Paso Locomotive vs San Antonio prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

El Paso Locomotive to win: 45%, about 2 in 5

El Paso Locomotive45%Bookies 45
Draw27%Bookies 27
San Antonio28%Bookies 28

Goals call2 goals or fewer 51% · bookies 51%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

On goals, the sceptic's note on San Antonio's 40% over-2.5 rate and low away scoring nudges the over just under the published 49%, with both cards agreeing the total line is at or slightly above fair.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Home edge built on attack, but San Antonio's defence keeps this tight

Both-teams-score sits at 52%, and 2+ goals land at 74% - a low-scoring home win fits the numbers.

San AntonioSan Antonio: slightly overrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Sixth hosts eleventh with little separating them on points

El Paso sit 6th on 50 points from 30 games; San Antonio are 11th on 45, only five back. Both had six days' rest, so freshness is even and the gap is small enough to keep this competitive.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Prices favour the home side fairly, but the total line looks a touch high

San Antonio's away form reads D L D L W with 3 scored and 4 conceded, and they score just 1.00 away per game - the 28% away price looks about right. But their 40% over-2.5 rate and El Paso's modest home scoring of 1.53 make the 49% over line slightly generous to goals.

✓ In line with bookmakers Fewer goals

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

El Paso Locomotive are favourites at 45%, with San Antonio on 28% and the draw on 27%. El Paso Locomotive are 6th and San Antonio 11th in the USL Championship. In their last five league games, El Paso Locomotive won one and San Antonio two.

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Win or draw (double chance)

El Paso Locomotive win or draw
72%
Either team wins (no draw)
73%
San Antonio win or draw
55%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
74%
3+ goals
49%
4+ goals
27%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
52%
No
48%

We expect about 1.5 goals from El Paso Locomotive and 1.1 from San Antonio. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (12%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 8. Next: 1–0 (11%), 2–1 (9%), 0–1 (8%), 2–0 (8%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 45%27%28%Stats preview#2067

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

El Paso Locomotive: last 6

LLWLDW · 7 scored, 8 conceded

25 Octvs New Mexico United0–1L
18 Octvs Sacramento Republic0–1L
11 Octvs Orange County SC2–1W
3 Octat Lexington1–3L
26 Sepvs FC Tulsa1–1D
20 Sepat Phoenix Rising3–1W

Last 5 at home: LLWDW

San Antonio: last 6

WWDLDD · 3 scored, 2 conceded

25 Octvs Orange County SC2–1W
18 Octvs New Mexico United1–0W
11 Octat Oakland Roots0–0D
4 Octat Las Vegas Lights0–1L
27 Sepvs Tampa Bay Rowdies0–0D
20 Sepat Sacramento Republic0–0D

Last 5 away: DLDLW

Season stats

El Paso LocomotiveSan Antonio
1.60Goals scored per game1.07
1.27Goals conceded per game1.00
1.53Scored per game at home1.13
1.67Scored per game away1.00
60%Matches over 2.5 goals40%
60%Both teams scored43%
23%Clean sheets40%
17%Failed to score43%

League matches only, 30 games each.

USL Championship table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
3New Mexico United30+1152WLWWL
4Sacramento Republic30+1451WWDDW
5Detroit City30+1351DLWWW
6El Paso Locomotive30+1050LLWLD
7Lexington30+1848DWDWW
8Louisville City30+847DWWWD
9Colorado Springs30+647WWDDD
10Pittsburgh Riverhounds30+345WDWLL
11San Antonio30+245WWDLD
12FC Tulsa30+343LLDDW
13Hartford Athletic30+243WLDLD
14Rhode Island30+942LDWLW

Full USL Championship table

Match context

Rest days
El Paso Locomotive 6San Antonio 6
Matches in the last 14 days: El Paso Locomotive 2 · San Antonio 2
Goals in this league
USL Championship average: 2.72 per match

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