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Barrow vs ColchesterLeague Two 2018

Barrow
Barrow
FT
11
HT: 01
Colchester
Colchester
M. Jones 54'
9/26/2020League TwoLeague Two · Round 3Progression Solicitors Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 7+ matches

Barrow37%
×Draw26%
Colchester36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Barrow
1.31
Colchester
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 7 home / 14 away

creates per match

Barrow
0.81
Colchester
1.21

allows per match

Barrow
1.38
Colchester
1.81

finishing

Barrow+0.05on par
Colchester+0.15scores more

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barrow

Colchester
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
0110%
026%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Barrow or draw
64%
Barrow or Colchester
74%
Draw or Colchester
63%

Winning margin

Barrow wins by 2+
17%
Colchester wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Barrow 1+ goals
73%
Barrow 2+ goals
38%
Barrow 3+ goals
14%
Colchester 1+ goals
72%
Colchester 2+ goals
37%
Colchester 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Barrow (draw refunded)
51%
Colchester (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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 0.81, concedes 1.38 · 7 matches

Colchester awaycreates 1.21, concedes 1.81 · 14 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 0.81 + Colchester defence 1.81 → ÷2 → 1.31

Colchester attack 1.21 + Barrow defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 37%?"

Barrow scores more
37%
level
26%
Colchester scores more
36%

Barrow at 37% 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 37% 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.

Player of the match

10
L. HardcastleBarrowBarrow · F
7.9

Possession

49%Barrow

Shots

17Barrow

Pass accuracy

50%Barrow

Statistics

BarrowColchester
Overview
49%Possession51%
17Total Shots12
7Corners5
14Fouls12
Shots
17Total Shots12
4On Target4
6Off Target4
7Blocked4
9Inside Box3
8Outside Box9
Passing
49%Possession51%
365Total Passes372
247Accurate Passes252
68%Pass Accuracy68%
Goalkeeping
3Saves3
Discipline
14Fouls12
1Yellow Cards3
0Offsides3

Barrow 1 – 1 Colchester

Barrow and Colchester drew 1-1 in League Two on September 26, 2020.

Goals: N. Chilvers (34'), M. Jones (54').

Colchester controlled possession (51%) and registered 12 shots to 17.

The match was played at Progression Solicitors Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.