Belenenses 0–0 FC Porto: Result & Stats

Belenenses

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

FC Porto

2/4/2021

Primeira Liga · Round 17Estádio Nacional

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 68+ matches

Belenenses20%

×Draw25%

FC Porto55%

✓ 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.

BelenensesExpected goals in this matchFC Porto

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.

0.90

1.65

Belenenses

0.90

FC Porto

1.65

FC Porto creates 83% more chances

Season form · 68 home / 136 away

1.00

creates per match

1.83

1.46

allows per match

0.79

creates per match

Belenenses

1.00

FC Porto

1.83

allows per match

Belenenses

1.46

FC Porto

0.79

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Belenenses+0.00on par

FC Porto+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Belenenses ↓

FC Porto →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–113%

0–211%

0–36%

0–42%

1

1–07%

1–112%

1–210%

1–35%

1–42%

2

2–03%

2–15%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–01%

3–12%

3–21%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Belenenses or draw

45%

Belenenses or FC Porto

75%

Draw or FC Porto

80%

Winning margin

Belenenses wins by 2+

7%

FC Porto wins by 2+

30%

Team goals

Belenenses 1+ goals

59%

Belenenses 2+ goals

23%

Belenenses 3+ goals

6%

FC Porto 1+ goals

81%

FC Porto 2+ goals

49%

FC Porto 3+ goals

23%

Draw no bet

Belenenses (draw refunded)

27%

FC Porto (draw refunded)

73%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Belenenses at home — creates 1.00, concedes 1.46 · 68 matches

FC Porto away — creates 1.83, concedes 0.79 · 136 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Belenenses attack 1.00 + FC Porto defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.90

FC Porto attack 1.83 + Belenenses defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.65

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 55%?"

Belenenses scores more

20%

level

25%

FC Porto scores more

55%

FC Porto at 55% 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 55% does not mean "FC Porto 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