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Bezanija vs Borac CacakPrva Liga 2018

11/25/2018Prva LigaPrva Liga · Round 19Stadion kraj Bežanijske crkve (Beograd)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

Bezanija49%
×Draw25%
Borac Cacak26%
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.

Bezanija
1.56
Borac Cacak
1.06

Bezanija creates 47% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 74 away

creates per match

Bezanija
1.61
Borac Cacak
1.01

allows per match

Bezanija
1.11
Borac Cacak
1.50

finishing

Bezanija+0.00on par
Borac Cacak+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bezanija

Borac Cacak
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Bezanija or draw
74%
Bezanija or Borac Cacak
75%
Draw or Borac Cacak
51%

Winning margin

Bezanija wins by 2+
25%
Borac Cacak wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Bezanija 1+ goals
79%
Bezanija 2+ goals
46%
Bezanija 3+ goals
21%
Borac Cacak 1+ goals
65%
Borac Cacak 2+ goals
29%
Borac Cacak 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Bezanija (draw refunded)
65%
Borac Cacak (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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

Bezanija at homecreates 1.61, concedes 1.11 · 18 matches

Borac Cacak awaycreates 1.01, concedes 1.50 · 74 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bezanija attack 1.61 + Borac Cacak defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.56

Borac Cacak attack 1.01 + Bezanija defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 49%?"

Bezanija scores more
49%
level
25%
Borac Cacak scores more
26%

Bezanija at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Bezanija 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

Bezanija 1 – 2 Borac Cacak

Borac Cacak beat Bezanija 2-1 in Prva Liga on November 25, 2018.

The match was played at Stadion kraj Bežanijske crkve (Beograd).