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Beijing Guoan vs Wuhan ZallFA Cup 2019

12/2/2020FA CupFA Cup · Quarter-finalsKunshan Sports Center Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Beijing Guoan53%
×Draw23%
Wuhan Zall24%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

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 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Beijing Guoan
1.81
Wuhan Zall
1.13

Beijing Guoan creates 60% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 4 away

creates per match

Beijing Guoan
2.38
Wuhan Zall
1.25

allows per match

Beijing Guoan
1.00
Wuhan Zall
1.25

finishing

Beijing Guoan+0.00on par
Wuhan Zall+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Beijing Guoan

Wuhan Zall
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1111%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Beijing Guoan or draw
76%
Beijing Guoan or Wuhan Zall
77%
Draw or Wuhan Zall
47%

Winning margin

Beijing Guoan wins by 2+
30%
Wuhan Zall wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Beijing Guoan 1+ goals
84%
Beijing Guoan 2+ goals
54%
Beijing Guoan 3+ goals
27%
Wuhan Zall 1+ goals
68%
Wuhan Zall 2+ goals
31%
Wuhan Zall 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Beijing Guoan (draw refunded)
69%
Wuhan Zall (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Beijing Guoan at homecreates 2.38, concedes 1.00 · 8 matches

Wuhan Zall awaycreates 1.25, concedes 1.25 · 4 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Beijing Guoan attack 2.38 + Wuhan Zall defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.81

Wuhan Zall attack 1.25 + Beijing Guoan defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.13

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 53%?"

Beijing Guoan scores more
53%
level
23%
Wuhan Zall scores more
24%

Beijing Guoan at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Beijing Guoan 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

Beijing Guoan 0 – 3 Wuhan Zall

Wuhan Zall beat Beijing Guoan 3-0 in FA Cup on December 2, 2020.

The match was played at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium in Kunshan.