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Botev Plovdiv II vs Etar Veliko TarnovoSecond League 2018

5/30/2023Second LeagueSecond League · Round 33Sporten kompleks Botev 1912

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Botev Plovdiv II36%
×Draw28%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo36%
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.

Botev Plovdiv II
1.20
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1.20

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 55 home / 70 away

creates per match

Botev Plovdiv II
1.20
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1.20

allows per match

Botev Plovdiv II
1.20
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1.20

finishing

Botev Plovdiv II+0.00on par
Etar Veliko Tarnovo+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Botev Plovdiv II

Etar Veliko Tarnovo
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Botev Plovdiv II or draw
64%
Botev Plovdiv II or Etar Veliko Tarnovo
72%
Draw or Etar Veliko Tarnovo
64%

Winning margin

Botev Plovdiv II wins by 2+
15%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Botev Plovdiv II 1+ goals
70%
Botev Plovdiv II 2+ goals
34%
Botev Plovdiv II 3+ goals
12%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1+ goals
70%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2+ goals
34%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Botev Plovdiv II (draw refunded)
50%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

Botev Plovdiv II at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.20 · 55 matches

Etar Veliko Tarnovo awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.20 · 70 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Botev Plovdiv II attack 1.20 + Etar Veliko Tarnovo defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.20

Etar Veliko Tarnovo attack 1.20 + Botev Plovdiv II defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.20

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%?"

Botev Plovdiv II scores more
36%
level
28%
Etar Veliko Tarnovo scores more
36%

Botev Plovdiv II 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 "Botev Plovdiv II 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

Botev Plovdiv II 1 – 4 Etar Veliko Tarnovo

Etar Veliko Tarnovo beat Botev Plovdiv II 4-1 in Second League on May 30, 2023.

The match was played at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 in Plovdiv.