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Arsenal W vs Yeovil Town WFA WSL 2018

Arsenal W
Arsenal W
FT
30
HT: 00
Yeovil Town W
Yeovil Town W
2/20/2019FA WSLFA WSL · Round 9Meadow Park (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Arsenal W79%
×Draw14%
Yeovil Town W7%
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.

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.

Arsenal W
2.68
Yeovil Town W
0.69

Arsenal W creates 288% more chances

Season form · 83 home / 10 away

creates per match

Arsenal W
2.96
Yeovil Town W
0.70

allows per match

Arsenal W
0.69
Yeovil Town W
2.40

finishing

Arsenal W+0.00on par
Yeovil Town W+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Arsenal W

Yeovil Town W
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
012%
021%
030%
040%
1
109%
116%
122%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3011%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
408%
415%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (13%) · grid covers 88% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
42%58%4.5
24%76%

Double chance

Arsenal W or draw
93%
Arsenal W or Yeovil Town W
86%
Draw or Yeovil Town W
21%

Winning margin

Arsenal W wins by 2+
58%
Yeovil Town W wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Arsenal W 1+ goals
93%
Arsenal W 2+ goals
74%
Arsenal W 3+ goals
49%
Yeovil Town W 1+ goals
50%
Yeovil Town W 2+ goals
15%
Yeovil Town W 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Arsenal W (draw refunded)
92%
Yeovil Town W (draw refunded)
8%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
6%

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

Arsenal W at homecreates 2.96, concedes 0.69 · 83 matches

Yeovil Town W awaycreates 0.70, concedes 2.40 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Arsenal W attack 2.96 + Yeovil Town W defence 2.40 → ÷2 → 2.68

Yeovil Town W attack 0.70 + Arsenal W defence 0.69 → ÷2 → 0.69

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 79%?"

Arsenal W scores more
79%
level
14%
Yeovil Town W scores more
7%

Arsenal W at 79% 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 79% does not mean "Arsenal W 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

FA WSL: Arsenal W 3–0 Yeovil Town W

Arsenal W beat Yeovil Town W 3-0 in FA WSL on February 20, 2019.

The match was played at Meadow Park (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire).