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Aves vs Benfica — Primeira Liga 2018

Aves
Aves
FT
0 – 4
HT: 0 – 1
Benfica
Benfica
7/21/2020Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga · Round 33Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Aves18%
×Draw23%
Benfica59%
✓ 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.

Aves
0.88
Benfica
1.79

Benfica creates 103% more chances

Season form · 35 home / 136 away

creates per match

Aves
0.94
Benfica
2.07

allows per match

Aves
1.51
Benfica
0.81

finishing

Aves+0.00on par
Benfica+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Aves ↓

Benfica →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–112%
0–211%
0–37%
0–43%
1
1–06%
1–111%
1–210%
1–36%
1–43%
2
2–03%
2–15%
2–24%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–11%
3–21%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Aves or draw
41%
Aves or Benfica
77%
Draw or Benfica
82%

Winning margin

Aves wins by 2+
6%
Benfica wins by 2+
34%

Team goals

Aves 1+ goals
59%
Aves 2+ goals
22%
Aves 3+ goals
6%
Benfica 1+ goals
83%
Benfica 2+ goals
53%
Benfica 3+ goals
26%

Draw no bet

Aves (draw refunded)
24%
Benfica (draw refunded)
76%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Aves at home — creates 0.94, concedes 1.51 · 35 matches

Benfica away — creates 2.07, concedes 0.81 · 136 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Aves attack 0.94 + Benfica defence 0.81 → ÷2 → 0.88

Benfica attack 2.07 + Aves defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.79

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 59%?"

Aves scores more
18%
level
23%
Benfica scores more
59%

Benfica at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Benfica 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

Primeira Liga: Aves 0–4 Benfica

Benfica beat Aves 4-0 in Primeira Liga on July 21, 2020.

The match was played at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves.