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Benevento vs SpeziaSerie A 2018

Benevento
Benevento
FT
03
HT: 01
Spezia
Spezia
11/7/2020Serie ASerie A · Round 7Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Benevento37%
×Draw24%
Spezia39%
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.

Benevento
1.50
Spezia
1.54

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 23 home / 57 away

creates per match

Benevento
1.04
Spezia
1.00

allows per match

Benevento
2.09
Spezia
1.96

finishing

Benevento+0.00on par
Spezia+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Benevento

Spezia
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
026%
033%
041%
1
107%
1111%
129%
134%
142%
2
205%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Benevento or draw
61%
Benevento or Spezia
76%
Draw or Spezia
63%

Winning margin

Benevento wins by 2+
18%
Spezia wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Benevento 1+ goals
78%
Benevento 2+ goals
44%
Benevento 3+ goals
19%
Spezia 1+ goals
79%
Spezia 2+ goals
45%
Spezia 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Benevento (draw refunded)
49%
Spezia (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
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

Benevento at homecreates 1.04, concedes 2.09 · 23 matches

Spezia awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.96 · 57 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Benevento attack 1.04 + Spezia defence 1.96 → ÷2 → 1.50

Spezia attack 1.00 + Benevento defence 2.09 → ÷2 → 1.54

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 39%?"

Benevento scores more
37%
level
24%
Spezia scores more
39%

Spezia at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Spezia 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

Match Recap: Benevento vs Spezia

Spezia beat Benevento 3-0 in Serie A on November 7, 2020.

The match was played at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento.