Barnet vs Chesterfield — League Two 2018
Chesterfield score first in only 18% of matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 10+ matches
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.
Barnet creates 48% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 13 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over60
- Under40
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes60
- No40
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Barnet ↓
Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines
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Total goals
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Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Barnet at home — creates 2.12, concedes 1.28 · 10 matches
Chesterfield away — creates 1.22, concedes 1.57 · 13 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Barnet attack 2.12 + Chesterfield defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.85
Chesterfield attack 1.22 + Barnet defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.25
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 51%?"
Barnet at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Barnet 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.
Match Insights
Barnet are unbeaten in 5 straight
Both teams score in 80% of Barnet’s matches
Barnet score first in only 30% of matches
Chesterfield have won 8 of the last 10 meetings- Their last 10 meetings averaged 3.9 goals
Barnet have scored in 7 games running
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Style Matchup
Similar stylesHead-to-head
10 previous meetings
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
5 previous meetingsIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Barnet host Chesterfield on Saturday, 13 February 2027 at 15:00. The match is part of the League Two 2018/2019 season.
Barnet face Chesterfield (League Two)
League Two returns with Barnet hosting Chesterfield. Match starts February 13, 2027. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
Barnet host Chesterfield at The Hive Stadium.
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