Academica 0–3 SC Braga B: Result & Stats | Liga 3

Academica

FT

0 – 3

HT: 0 – 2

SC Braga B

3/3/2024

Liga 3 · Promotion Group - 4Estádio EFAPEL

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

Academica40%

×Draw27%

SC Braga B32%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

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

AcademicaExpected goals in this matchSC Braga B

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.

1.30

1.13

Academica

1.30

SC Braga B

1.13

Academica creates 15% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 73 away

1.33

creates per match

1.21

1.05

allows per match

1.27

creates per match

Academica

1.33

SC Braga B

1.21

allows per match

Academica

1.05

SC Braga B

1.27

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Academica+0.00on par

SC Braga B+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Academica ↓

SC Braga B →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–110%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

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

44%56%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Academica or draw

68%

Academica or SC Braga B

73%

Draw or SC Braga B

60%

Winning margin

Academica wins by 2+

18%

SC Braga B wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Academica 1+ goals

73%

Academica 2+ goals

37%

Academica 3+ goals

14%

SC Braga B 1+ goals

68%

SC Braga B 2+ goals

31%

SC Braga B 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Academica (draw refunded)

56%

SC Braga B (draw refunded)

44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

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

Academica at home — creates 1.33, concedes 1.05 · 60 matches

SC Braga B away — creates 1.21, concedes 1.27 · 73 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Academica attack 1.33 + SC Braga B defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.30

SC Braga B attack 1.21 + Academica defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 1.13

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 40%?"

Academica scores more

40%

level

27%

SC Braga B scores more

32%

Academica at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Academica 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