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Barrow vs StevenageLeague Two 2018

Barrow
Barrow
FT
00
HT: 00
Stevenage
Stevenage
2/12/2022League TwoLeague Two · Round 32The Dunes Hotel Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 100+ matches

Barrow42%
×Draw29%
Stevenage29%
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
1.22
Stevenage
0.96

Barrow creates 27% more chances

Season form · 138 home / 100 away

creates per match

Barrow
1.20
Stevenage
0.80

allows per match

Barrow
1.12
Stevenage
1.24

finishing

Barrow+0.00on par
Stevenage+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barrow

Stevenage
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

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
71%
Barrow or Stevenage
71%
Draw or Stevenage
58%

Winning margin

Barrow wins by 2+
18%
Stevenage wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Barrow 1+ goals
70%
Barrow 2+ goals
34%
Barrow 3+ goals
12%
Stevenage 1+ goals
62%
Stevenage 2+ goals
25%
Stevenage 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Barrow (draw refunded)
59%
Stevenage (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Stevenage awaycreates 0.80, concedes 1.24 · 100 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 + Stevenage defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.22

Stevenage attack 0.80 + Barrow defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 42%?"

Barrow scores more
42%
level
29%
Stevenage scores more
29%

Barrow at 42% 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 42% 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

3
P. BroughBarrowBarrow · D
7.7

Possession

56%Barrow

Shots

11Barrow

Pass accuracy

52%Barrow

Statistics

BarrowStevenage
Overview
56%Possession44%
11Total Shots8
8Corners2
3Fouls14
Shots
11Total Shots8
2On Target4
5Off Target1
4Blocked3
4Inside Box5
7Outside Box3
Passing
56%Possession44%
529Total Passes422
432Accurate Passes323
82%Pass Accuracy77%
Goalkeeping
3Saves2
Discipline
3Fouls14
0Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards1
2Offsides0

Barrow 0 – 0 Stevenage

Barrow and Stevenage drew 0-0 in League Two on February 12, 2022.

Barrow controlled possession (56%) and registered 11 shots to 8.

The match was played at The Dunes Hotel Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.