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Brighton W vs Reading W — FA WSL 2018

Brighton W
Brighton W
FT
1 – 3
HT: 1 – 2
Reading W
Reading W
12/20/2020FA WSLFA WSL · Round 6The People's Pension Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 49+ matches

Brighton W40%
×Draw24%
Reading W37%
✓ 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.

Brighton W
1.63
Reading W
1.55

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 85 home / 49 away

creates per match

Brighton W
1.16
Reading W
1.16

allows per match

Brighton W
1.94
Reading W
2.10

finishing

Brighton W+0.00on par
Reading W+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Over
  • Over61
  • Under39

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brighton W ↓

Reading W →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–16%
0–25%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–07%
1–111%
1–28%
1–34%
1–42%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–27%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–15%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
61%39%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Brighton W or draw
63%
Brighton W or Reading W
76%
Draw or Reading W
60%

Winning margin

Brighton W wins by 2+
20%
Reading W wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Brighton W 1+ goals
80%
Brighton W 2+ goals
48%
Brighton W 3+ goals
22%
Reading W 1+ goals
79%
Reading W 2+ goals
46%
Reading W 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Brighton W (draw refunded)
52%
Reading W (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
53%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Brighton W at home — creates 1.16, concedes 1.94 · 85 matches

Reading W away — creates 1.16, concedes 2.10 · 49 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Brighton W attack 1.16 + Reading W defence 2.10 → ÷2 → 1.63

Reading W attack 1.16 + Brighton W defence 1.94 → ÷2 → 1.55

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 40%?"

Brighton W scores more
40%
level
24%
Reading W scores more
37%

Brighton W at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Brighton W 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

FA WSL: Brighton W 1–3 Reading W

Reading W beat Brighton W 3-1 in FA WSL on December 20, 2020.

The match was played at The People's Pension Stadium in Crawley, West Sussex.