Balashikha 0–2 FK Sokol Saratov: Result & Stats

Balashikha

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

FK Sokol Saratov

10/19/2022

Second League - Group 3 · Group 3 - 17Sportkompleks Znamja Truda

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Balashikha16%

×Draw21%

FK Sokol Saratov63%

✓ 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.

BalashikhaExpected goals in this matchFK Sokol Saratov

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.

0.90

2.01

Balashikha

0.90

FK Sokol Saratov

2.01

FK Sokol Saratov creates 123% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 48 away

1.06

creates per match

1.38

2.65

allows per match

0.73

creates per match

Balashikha

1.06

FK Sokol Saratov

1.38

allows per match

Balashikha

2.65

FK Sokol Saratov

0.73

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Balashikha+0.00on par

FK Sokol Saratov+0.00on par

Total goals

Over55
Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Balashikha ↓

FK Sokol Saratov →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–111%

0–211%

0–37%

0–44%

1

1–05%

1–110%

1–210%

1–37%

1–43%

2

2–02%

2–14%

2–24%

2–33%

2–42%

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 (11%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

79%21%2.5

55%45%3.5

33%67%4.5

17%83%

Double chance

Balashikha or draw

37%

Balashikha or FK Sokol Saratov

79%

Draw or FK Sokol Saratov

84%

Winning margin

Balashikha wins by 2+

5%

FK Sokol Saratov wins by 2+

39%

Team goals

Balashikha 1+ goals

59%

Balashikha 2+ goals

23%

Balashikha 3+ goals

6%

FK Sokol Saratov 1+ goals

87%

FK Sokol Saratov 2+ goals

59%

FK Sokol Saratov 3+ goals

32%

Draw no bet

Balashikha (draw refunded)

20%

FK Sokol Saratov (draw refunded)

80%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

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

Balashikha at home — creates 1.06, concedes 2.65 · 17 matches

FK Sokol Saratov away — creates 1.38, concedes 0.73 · 48 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Balashikha attack 1.06 + FK Sokol Saratov defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 0.90

FK Sokol Saratov attack 1.38 + Balashikha defence 2.65 → ÷2 → 2.01

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 63%?"

Balashikha scores more

16%

level

21%

FK Sokol Saratov scores more

63%

FK Sokol Saratov at 63% 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 63% does not mean "FK Sokol Saratov 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