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Arbroath vs Queen's ParkLeague Two 2018

Arbroath
Arbroath
FT
01
HT: 01
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
J. Carter 5'
2/20/2016League TwoLeague Two · Round 26Gayfield Park (Arbroath)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Arbroath34%
×Draw27%
Queen's Park39%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Arbroath
1.17
Queen's Park
1.28

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 6 home / 46 away

creates per match

Arbroath
1.17
Queen's Park
1.39

allows per match

Arbroath
1.17
Queen's Park
1.17

finishing

Arbroath+0.00on par
Queen's Park+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Arbroath

Queen's Park
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Arbroath or draw
61%
Arbroath or Queen's Park
73%
Draw or Queen's Park
66%

Winning margin

Arbroath wins by 2+
14%
Queen's Park wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Arbroath 1+ goals
69%
Arbroath 2+ goals
33%
Arbroath 3+ goals
11%
Queen's Park 1+ goals
72%
Queen's Park 2+ goals
37%
Queen's Park 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Arbroath (draw refunded)
46%
Queen's Park (draw refunded)
54%

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

Arbroath at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.17 · 6 matches

Queen's Park awaycreates 1.39, concedes 1.17 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Arbroath attack 1.17 + Queen's Park defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.17

Queen's Park attack 1.39 + Arbroath defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.28

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 39%?"

Arbroath scores more
34%
level
27%
Queen's Park scores more
39%

Queen's Park at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Queen's Park 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.

Arbroath
Queen's
34'A. MunroC. Watson
34'J. LowdonD. Ramsay
81'J. ReidS. Rutherford
71'P. WoodsD. Galt
78'C. McLeishL. Brown
82'C. DugganJ. Carter

League Two: Arbroath 0–1 Queen's Park

Queen's Park beat Arbroath 1-0 in League Two on February 20, 2016.

Goals: J. Carter (5').

The match was played at Gayfield Park (Arbroath).