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Barrow vs AFC WimbledonLeague Two 2018

Barrow
Barrow
FT
21
HT: 01
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
3/25/2023League TwoLeague Two · Round 38SO Legal Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 70+ matches

Barrow38%
×Draw29%
AFC Wimbledon33%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

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 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Barrow
1.14
AFC Wimbledon
1.04

Barrow creates 10% more chances

Season form · 138 home / 70 away

creates per match

Barrow
1.20
AFC Wimbledon
0.96

allows per match

Barrow
1.12
AFC Wimbledon
1.07

finishing

Barrow+0.00on par
AFC Wimbledon+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barrow

AFC Wimbledon
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0112%
026%
032%
041%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Barrow or draw
67%
Barrow or AFC Wimbledon
71%
Draw or AFC Wimbledon
62%

Winning margin

Barrow wins by 2+
16%
AFC Wimbledon wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Barrow 1+ goals
68%
Barrow 2+ goals
32%
Barrow 3+ goals
11%
AFC Wimbledon 1+ goals
65%
AFC Wimbledon 2+ goals
28%
AFC Wimbledon 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Barrow (draw refunded)
54%
AFC Wimbledon (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Barrow at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.12 · 138 matches

AFC Wimbledon awaycreates 0.96, concedes 1.07 · 70 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Barrow attack 1.20 + AFC Wimbledon defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.14

AFC Wimbledon attack 0.96 + Barrow defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 38%?"

Barrow scores more
38%
level
29%
AFC Wimbledon scores more
33%

Barrow at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Barrow 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

Match Recap: Barrow vs AFC Wimbledon

Barrow beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1 in League Two on March 25, 2023.

The match was played at SO Legal Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.