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Pittsburgh vs Louisville City Prediction— USA - USL Championship

Group Stage ·Saturday, July 18, 2026, 16:00

Pittsburgh logo
Pittsburgh
PPG 2.00 · HOME
VS
UPCOMING
Louisville City logo
Louisville City
PPG 1.57 · AWAY

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 55.5% vs bookmaker-implied 57.8%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-06.5%0-18.4%0-25.4%0-32.3%0-4+1.0%1 1-09.4%1-112.1%1-27.8%1-33.3%1-4+1.4%2 2-06.8%2-18.8%2-25.6%2-32.4%2-4+1.0%3 3-03.3%3-14.2%3-22.7%3-31.2%3-4+0.5%4+ 4+-01.6%4+-12.1%4+-21.3%4+-30.6%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 40.1% 32.3% 3.10 +24.3%
Draw 25.2% 30.8% 3.25 -10.9%
Away win 34.7% 46.5% 2.15 -25.4%
Over 2.5 53.3% 51.3% 1.95 +3.9%
Over 3.5 33.2% 29.0% 3.45 +14.5%
BTTS 55.5% 57.8% 1.73 -4.0%
Home O1.5 45.9% 36.4% 2.75 +26.2%
Away O1.5 37.7% 46.5% 2.15 -18.9%

League track record

Based on 65 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 46%
O2.5 48%
BTTS 55%
Score Hit 48%
ROI 3.2%
Bet Hit 57%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 29%CONFIDENCE
xG (home)1.4 xG (away)1.3 BTTS prob55.5%

H 40% / xG 1.4-1.3 / O2.5 53% / BTTS 56%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.1%
#2 2–1 8.8%
#3 0–0 6.5%
#4 1–2 7.8%
#5 1–0 9.4%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Pittsburgh1.4
Louisville City1.3

COMBINED 2.7 xG → O2.5 PROB 53.3% · O3.5 PROB 33.2%

Form & verdict PPG

PITTSBURGH · PPG 2.00

LOUISVILLE CITY · PPG 1.57

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: EXCELLENT (2.00) > Away GOOD (1.57)

Win probability 1X2

Pittsburgh (H) 40.1%
ODDS 3.10 · IMPLIED 32.3% EV +24.3%
Draw 25.2%
ODDS 3.25 · IMPLIED 30.8% EV -10.9%
Louisville City (A) 34.7%
ODDS 2.15 · IMPLIED 46.5% EV -25.4%

Match Preview & Prediction

Pittsburgh face Louisville City in USA - USL Championship on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Pittsburgh a 40% chance, the draw 25% and Louisville City 35%, so Pittsburgh are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.4 for Pittsburgh and 1.3 for Louisville City (2.7 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 53% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 56% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Pittsburgh are averaging 2.00 points per game versus 1.57 for Louisville City. The best value bet our model finds is HomeO15, with an expected value of +26.2%.

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