Burton Albion 1–0 Cambridge United: Result & Stats

Burton Albion

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Cambridge United

5/3/2023

League One · Round 38Pirelli Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 92+ matches

Burton Albion47%

×Draw26%

Cambridge United27%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Burton AlbionExpected goals in this matchCambridge United

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.

1.53

1.10

Burton Albion

1.53

Cambridge United

1.10

Burton Albion creates 39% more chances

Season form · 178 home / 92 away

1.28

creates per match

0.89

1.31

allows per match

1.78

creates per match

Burton Albion

1.28

Cambridge United

0.89

allows per match

Burton Albion

1.31

Cambridge United

1.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Burton Albion+0.00on par

Cambridge United+0.00on par

Total goals

Under51
Over49

Close call

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Burton Albion ↓

Cambridge United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–18%

0–24%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–112%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

74%26%2.5

49%51%3.5

27%73%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Burton Albion or draw

73%

Burton Albion or Cambridge United

74%

Draw or Cambridge United

53%

Winning margin

Burton Albion wins by 2+

24%

Cambridge United wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Burton Albion 1+ goals

78%

Burton Albion 2+ goals

45%

Burton Albion 3+ goals

20%

Cambridge United 1+ goals

67%

Cambridge United 2+ goals

30%

Cambridge United 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Burton Albion (draw refunded)

63%

Cambridge United (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Burton Albion at home — creates 1.28, concedes 1.31 · 178 matches

Cambridge United away — creates 0.89, concedes 1.78 · 92 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Burton Albion attack 1.28 + Cambridge United defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.53

Cambridge United attack 0.89 + Burton Albion defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.10

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 47%?"

Burton Albion scores more

47%

level

26%

Cambridge United scores more

27%

Burton Albion at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Burton Albion 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