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Brora Rangers vs MortonFA Cup 2019

Brora Rangers
Brora Rangers
FT
13
HT: 01
Morton
Morton
N. Cadden 53', 49'
R. Lyon 18'
12/3/2019FA CupFA Cup · 3rd Round ReplaysDudgeon Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Brora Rangers67%
×Draw19%
Morton13%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Brora Rangers
2.15
Morton
0.83

Brora Rangers creates 159% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 6 away

creates per match

Brora Rangers
1.63
Morton
0.67

allows per match

Brora Rangers
1.00
Morton
2.67

finishing

Brora Rangers+0.00on par
Morton+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brora Rangers

Morton
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
014%
022%
030%
040%
1
1011%
119%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
405%
414%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Brora Rangers or draw
87%
Brora Rangers or Morton
81%
Draw or Morton
33%

Winning margin

Brora Rangers wins by 2+
43%
Morton wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Brora Rangers 1+ goals
88%
Brora Rangers 2+ goals
63%
Brora Rangers 3+ goals
36%
Morton 1+ goals
56%
Morton 2+ goals
20%
Morton 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Brora Rangers (draw refunded)
84%
Morton (draw refunded)
16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Brora Rangers at homecreates 1.63, concedes 1.00 · 8 matches

Morton awaycreates 0.67, concedes 2.67 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Brora Rangers attack 1.63 + Morton defence 2.67 → ÷2 → 2.15

Morton attack 0.67 + Brora Rangers defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.83

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 67%?"

Brora Rangers scores more
67%
level
19%
Morton scores more
13%

Brora Rangers at 67% 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 67% does not mean "Brora Rangers 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.

Brora
Morton
S. Mackay
Manager: S. Mackay
46'B. WagenaarG. Morrison
59'P. BrindleM. Nicolson
85'S. MackayJ. MacRae

Brora Rangers substitutes

D. Hopkin
Manager: D. Hopkin
77'A. NesbittN. Cadden
77'J. SuttonR. McHugh
86'C. SalkeldR. Muirhead

FA Cup: Brora Rangers 1–3 Morton

Morton beat Brora Rangers 3-1 in FA Cup on December 3, 2019.

Goals: R. Lyon (18'), N. Cadden (49', 53'), C. Williamson (65').

The match was played at Dudgeon Park in Brora.