Scoreo

Belarus vs MoldovaUEFA Nations League 2018

Belarus
Belarus
FT
00
HT: 00
Moldova
Moldova
10/15/2018UEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League · League D - 4Dinamo Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Belarus43%
×Draw37%
Moldova20%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.

Belarus
0.91
Moldova
0.53

Belarus creates 72% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 10 away

creates per match

Belarus
0.91
Moldova
0.60

allows per match

Belarus
0.45
Moldova
0.90

finishing

Belarus+0.00on par
Moldova+0.00on par

Total goals

82%Under
  • Under82
  • Over18

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

75%No
  • No75
  • Yes25

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Belarus

Moldova
0
1
2
3
4
0
0024%
0113%
023%
031%
040%
1
1022%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2010%
215%
221%
230%
240%
3
303%
312%
320%
330%
340%
4
401%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–0 (24%) · grid covers 100% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
76%24%1.5
42%58%2.5
18%82%3.5
6%94%4.5
2%98%

Double chance

Belarus or draw
80%
Belarus or Moldova
63%
Draw or Moldova
57%

Winning margin

Belarus wins by 2+
16%
Moldova wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Belarus 1+ goals
60%
Belarus 2+ goals
23%
Belarus 3+ goals
6%
Moldova 1+ goals
41%
Moldova 2+ goals
10%
Moldova 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Belarus (draw refunded)
68%
Moldova (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
13%
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

Belarus at homecreates 0.91, concedes 0.45 · 11 matches

Moldova awaycreates 0.60, concedes 0.90 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Belarus attack 0.91 + Moldova defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 0.91

Moldova attack 0.60 + Belarus defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.53

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 43%?"

Belarus scores more
43%
level
37%
Moldova scores more
20%

Belarus at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Belarus 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.

Belarus5-3-2
Moldova4-2-3-1
I. Kriushenko
Manager: I. Kriushenko
61'Nikolai SignevichAnton Saroka
69'Stanislav DragunSergei Kislyak
77'Anton PutsilaYuri Kendysh
A. Spiridon
Manager: A. Spiridon
65'Alexandru Antoniuc
72'Vitalie Damașcan
78'Alexandru DedovRadu Gînsari

Moldova substitutes

1Namasco17Rozgoniuc13Graur18Anton16Sandu20Cociuc19Boiciuc10Dedov

Belarus 0 – 0 Moldova

Belarus and Moldova drew 0-0 in UEFA Nations League on October 15, 2018.

The match was played at Dinamo Stadion in Minsk.