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Almere City II vs PEC Zwolle U21U21 Divisie 1 2020

4/1/2023U21 Divisie 1U21 Divisie 1 · Spring Season - 8Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen Veld 1

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 29+ matches

Almere City II55%
×Draw22%
PEC Zwolle U2123%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Almere City II
1.97
PEC Zwolle U21
1.22

Almere City II creates 61% more chances

Season form · 29 home / 39 away

creates per match

Almere City II
2.31
PEC Zwolle U21
1.13

allows per match

Almere City II
1.31
PEC Zwolle U21
1.62

finishing

Almere City II+0.00on par
PEC Zwolle U21+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Over
  • Over62
  • Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Almere City II

PEC Zwolle U21
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
108%
1110%
126%
132%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
324%
332%
340%
4
403%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
62%38%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Almere City II or draw
77%
Almere City II or PEC Zwolle U21
78%
Draw or PEC Zwolle U21
45%

Winning margin

Almere City II wins by 2+
32%
PEC Zwolle U21 wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Almere City II 1+ goals
86%
Almere City II 2+ goals
58%
Almere City II 3+ goals
31%
PEC Zwolle U21 1+ goals
70%
PEC Zwolle U21 2+ goals
34%
PEC Zwolle U21 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Almere City II (draw refunded)
70%
PEC Zwolle U21 (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Almere City II at homecreates 2.31, concedes 1.31 · 29 matches

PEC Zwolle U21 awaycreates 1.13, concedes 1.62 · 39 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Almere City II attack 2.31 + PEC Zwolle U21 defence 1.62 → ÷2 → 1.97

PEC Zwolle U21 attack 1.13 + Almere City II defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.22

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 55%?"

Almere City II scores more
55%
level
22%
PEC Zwolle U21 scores more
23%

Almere City II at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Almere City II 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

Almere City II 0 – 1 PEC Zwolle U21

PEC Zwolle U21 beat Almere City II 1-0 in U21 Divisie 1 on April 1, 2023.

The match was played at Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen Veld 1 in Almere.