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Brazil Juniors vs RCADivision di Honor 2019

10/7/2019Division di HonorDivision di Honor · Round 3Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Brazil Juniors22%
×Draw19%
RCA59%
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
1.41
RCA
2.41

RCA creates 71% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 69 away

creates per match

Brazil Juniors
1.85
RCA
2.51

allows per match

Brazil Juniors
2.31
RCA
0.96

finishing

Brazil Juniors+0.00on par
RCA+0.00on par

Total goals

73%Over
  • Over73
  • Under27

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

69%Yes
  • Yes69
  • No31

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brazil Juniors

RCA
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
015%
026%
035%
043%
1
103%
118%
129%
137%
144%
2
202%
215%
226%
235%
243%
3
301%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–2 (9%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
73%27%3.5
52%48%4.5
33%67%

Double chance

Brazil Juniors or draw
41%
Brazil Juniors or RCA
81%
Draw or RCA
78%

Winning margin

Brazil Juniors wins by 2+
9%
RCA wins by 2+
38%

Team goals

Brazil Juniors 1+ goals
76%
Brazil Juniors 2+ goals
41%
Brazil Juniors 3+ goals
17%
RCA 1+ goals
91%
RCA 2+ goals
69%
RCA 3+ goals
43%

Draw no bet

Brazil Juniors (draw refunded)
27%
RCA (draw refunded)
73%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
61%
Both score & under 3
8%

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 1.85, concedes 2.31 · 13 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 1.85 + RCA defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.41

RCA attack 2.51 + Brazil Juniors defence 2.31 → ÷2 → 2.41

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 59%?"

Brazil Juniors scores more
22%
level
19%
RCA scores more
59%

RCA at 59% 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 59% 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

Brazil Juniors 0 – 3 RCA

RCA beat Brazil Juniors 3-0 in Division di Honor on October 7, 2019.

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