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Beziers vs OrleansLigue 2 2018

Beziers
Beziers
FT
12
HT: 00
Orleans
Orleans
12/21/2018Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 19Stade de la Mediterranee

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Beziers35%
×Draw29%
Orleans36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Beziers
1.13
Orleans
1.15

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 19 home / 33 away

creates per match

Beziers
0.68
Orleans
1.30

allows per match

Beziers
1.00
Orleans
1.58

finishing

Beziers+0.00on par
Orleans+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Beziers

Orleans
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Beziers or draw
64%
Beziers or Orleans
71%
Draw or Orleans
65%

Winning margin

Beziers wins by 2+
14%
Orleans wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Beziers 1+ goals
68%
Beziers 2+ goals
31%
Beziers 3+ goals
11%
Orleans 1+ goals
68%
Orleans 2+ goals
32%
Orleans 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Beziers (draw refunded)
49%
Orleans (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Beziers at homecreates 0.68, concedes 1.00 · 19 matches

Orleans awaycreates 1.30, concedes 1.58 · 33 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Beziers attack 0.68 + Orleans defence 1.58 → ÷2 → 1.13

Orleans attack 1.30 + Beziers defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.15

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 36%?"

Beziers scores more
35%
level
29%
Orleans scores more
36%

Orleans at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Orleans 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

Ligue 2: Beziers 1–2 Orleans

Orleans beat Beziers 2-1 in Ligue 2 on December 21, 2018.

The match was played at Stade de la Mediterranee in Beziers.