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AC Milan vs Bologna — Serie A 2018

AC Milan
AC Milan
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Bologna
Bologna
8/27/2022Serie ASerie A · Round 3Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 23+ matches

AC Milan44%
×Draw27%
Bologna29%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

AC Milan
1.39
Bologna
1.07

AC Milan creates 30% more chances

Season form · 28 home / 23 away

creates per match

AC Milan
1.67
Bologna
0.99

allows per match

AC Milan
1.15
Bologna
1.11

finishing

AC Milan-0.24scores less
Bologna+0.53scores more

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

AC Milan ↓

Bologna →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
45%55%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

AC Milan or draw
71%
AC Milan or Bologna
73%
Draw or Bologna
56%

Winning margin

AC Milan wins by 2+
21%
Bologna wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

AC Milan 1+ goals
75%
AC Milan 2+ goals
40%
AC Milan 3+ goals
16%
Bologna 1+ goals
66%
Bologna 2+ goals
29%
Bologna 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

AC Milan (draw refunded)
60%
Bologna (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

AC Milan at home — creates 1.67, concedes 1.15 · 28 matches

Bologna away — creates 0.99, concedes 1.11 · 23 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

AC Milan attack 1.67 + Bologna defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.39

Bologna attack 0.99 + AC Milan defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.07

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

AC Milan scores more
44%
level
27%
Bologna scores more
29%

AC Milan at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "AC Milan will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Serie A: AC Milan 2–0 Bologna

AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on August 27, 2022.

The match was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano.