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Brazil Juniors vs RCADivision di Honor 2019

3/30/2019Division di HonorDivision di Honor · Round 16Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad (Oranjestad)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Brazil Juniors17%
×Draw17%
RCA66%
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.

Brazil Juniors
1.32
RCA
2.73

RCA creates 107% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 69 away

creates per match

Brazil Juniors
1.68
RCA
2.51

allows per match

Brazil Juniors
2.95
RCA
0.96

finishing

Brazil Juniors+0.00on par
RCA+0.00on par

Total goals

76%Over
  • Over76
  • Under24

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brazil Juniors

RCA
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
015%
027%
036%
044%
1
102%
116%
129%
138%
145%
2
202%
214%
226%
235%
244%
3
301%
312%
323%
332%
342%
4
400%
411%
421%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–2 (9%) · grid covers 87% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
76%24%3.5
57%43%4.5
37%63%

Double chance

Brazil Juniors or draw
34%
Brazil Juniors or RCA
83%
Draw or RCA
83%

Winning margin

Brazil Juniors wins by 2+
7%
RCA wins by 2+
46%

Team goals

Brazil Juniors 1+ goals
73%
Brazil Juniors 2+ goals
38%
Brazil Juniors 3+ goals
15%
RCA 1+ goals
93%
RCA 2+ goals
75%
RCA 3+ goals
50%

Draw no bet

Brazil Juniors (draw refunded)
20%
RCA (draw refunded)
80%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
62%
Both score & under 3
6%

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

Brazil Juniors at homecreates 1.68, concedes 2.95 · 19 matches

RCA awaycreates 2.51, concedes 0.96 · 69 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Brazil Juniors attack 1.68 + RCA defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.32

RCA attack 2.51 + Brazil Juniors defence 2.95 → ÷2 → 2.73

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 66%?"

Brazil Juniors scores more
17%
level
17%
RCA scores more
66%

RCA at 66% 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 66% does not mean "RCA 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

Division di Honor: Brazil Juniors 1–3 RCA

RCA beat Brazil Juniors 3-1 in Division di Honor on March 30, 2019.

The match was played at Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad (Oranjestad).