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Brechin vs Ross CountyLeague Cup 2018

Brechin
Brechin
FT
04
HT: 02
Ross County
Ross County

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Brechin9%
×Draw14%
Ross County77%
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.

Brechin
0.86
Ross County
2.79

Ross County creates 224% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 18 away

creates per match

Brechin
0.62
Ross County
2.11

allows per match

Brechin
3.46
Ross County
1.11

finishing

Brechin+0.00on par
Ross County+0.00on par

Total goals

70%Over
  • Over70
  • Under30

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brechin

Ross County
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
017%
0210%
0310%
047%
1
102%
116%
129%
138%
146%
2
201%
213%
224%
234%
242%
3
300%
311%
321%
331%
341%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–2 (10%) · grid covers 87% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
88%12%2.5
70%30%3.5
48%52%4.5
29%71%

Double chance

Brechin or draw
23%
Brechin or Ross County
86%
Draw or Ross County
91%

Winning margin

Brechin wins by 2+
3%
Ross County wins by 2+
56%

Team goals

Brechin 1+ goals
58%
Brechin 2+ goals
21%
Brechin 3+ goals
6%
Ross County 1+ goals
94%
Ross County 2+ goals
76%
Ross County 3+ goals
52%

Draw no bet

Brechin (draw refunded)
11%
Ross County (draw refunded)
89%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
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

Brechin at homecreates 0.62, concedes 3.46 · 13 matches

Ross County awaycreates 2.11, concedes 1.11 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Brechin attack 0.62 + Ross County defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 0.86

Ross County attack 2.11 + Brechin defence 3.46 → ÷2 → 2.79

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 77%?"

Brechin scores more
9%
level
14%
Ross County scores more
77%

Ross County at 77% 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 77% does not mean "Ross County 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

Brechin 0 – 4 Ross County

Ross County beat Brechin 4-0 in League Cup on July 16, 2019.

The match was played at Glebe Park in Brechin.