Barnsley 1–1 Walsall: Result & Stats | League One

Barnsley

FT

1 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Walsall

9/8/2018

League One · Round 7Oakwell Ground

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Barnsley47%

×Draw25%

Walsall28%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 577,253 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

BarnsleyExpected goals in this matchWalsall

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.

1.56

1.14

Barnsley

1.56

Walsall

1.14

Barnsley creates 37% more chances

Season form · 122 home / 31 away

1.68

creates per match

0.97

1.30

allows per match

1.45

creates per match

Barnsley

1.68

Walsall

0.97

allows per match

Barnsley

1.30

Walsall

1.45

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Barnsley+0.00on par

Walsall+0.00on par

Total goals

Over51
Under49

Close call

Both teams score

Yes54
No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barnsley ↓

Walsall →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–18%

0–24%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–010%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

75%25%2.5

51%49%3.5

28%72%4.5

14%86%

Double chance

Barnsley or draw

72%

Barnsley or Walsall

75%

Draw or Walsall

53%

Winning margin

Barnsley wins by 2+

24%

Walsall wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Barnsley 1+ goals

79%

Barnsley 2+ goals

46%

Barnsley 3+ goals

21%

Walsall 1+ goals

68%

Walsall 2+ goals

32%

Walsall 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Barnsley (draw refunded)

63%

Walsall (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

42%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Barnsley at home — creates 1.68, concedes 1.30 · 122 matches

Walsall away — creates 0.97, concedes 1.45 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Barnsley attack 1.68 + Walsall defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.56

Walsall attack 0.97 + Barnsley defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.14

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 47%?"

Barnsley scores more

47%

level

25%

Walsall scores more

28%

Barnsley at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Barnsley 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