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Boavista vs SC Braga — Primeira Liga 2018

Boavista
Boavista
FT
0 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
SC Braga
SC Braga
8/18/2024Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga · Round 2Estádio do Bessa Século XXI

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 119+ matches

Boavista28%
×Draw26%
SC Braga46%
✓ 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.

Boavista
1.09
SC Braga
1.49

SC Braga creates 37% more chances

Season form · 119 home / 136 away

creates per match

Boavista
1.04
SC Braga
1.68

allows per match

Boavista
1.30
SC Braga
1.15

finishing

Boavista+0.00on par
SC Braga+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Boavista ↓

SC Braga →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–111%
0–28%
0–34%
0–42%
1
1–08%
1–112%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–17%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Boavista or draw
54%
Boavista or SC Braga
74%
Draw or SC Braga
72%

Winning margin

Boavista wins by 2+
11%
SC Braga wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

Boavista 1+ goals
66%
Boavista 2+ goals
30%
Boavista 3+ goals
10%
SC Braga 1+ goals
77%
SC Braga 2+ goals
44%
SC Braga 3+ goals
19%

Draw no bet

Boavista (draw refunded)
37%
SC Braga (draw refunded)
63%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Boavista at home — creates 1.04, concedes 1.30 · 119 matches

SC Braga away — creates 1.68, concedes 1.15 · 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

Boavista attack 1.04 + SC Braga defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.09

SC Braga attack 1.68 + Boavista defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.49

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 46%?"

Boavista scores more
28%
level
26%
SC Braga scores more
46%

SC Braga at 46% 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 46% does not mean "SC Braga 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

Primeira Liga: Boavista 0–1 SC Braga

SC Braga beat Boavista 1-0 in Primeira Liga on August 18, 2024.

The match was played at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto.