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Cagliari vs GenoaSerie B 2018

Cagliari
Cagliari
FT
00
HT: 00
Genoa
Genoa
3/1/2023Serie BSerie B · Round 27Unipol Domus

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Cagliari40%
×Draw28%
Genoa32%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Cagliari
1.25
Genoa
1.10

Cagliari creates 14% more chances

Season form · 22 home / 19 away

creates per match

Cagliari
1.55
Genoa
1.26

allows per match

Cagliari
0.95
Genoa
0.95

finishing

Cagliari+0.00on par
Genoa+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cagliari

Genoa
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Cagliari or draw
68%
Cagliari or Genoa
72%
Draw or Genoa
60%

Winning margin

Cagliari wins by 2+
17%
Genoa wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Cagliari 1+ goals
71%
Cagliari 2+ goals
36%
Cagliari 3+ goals
13%
Genoa 1+ goals
67%
Genoa 2+ goals
30%
Genoa 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Cagliari (draw refunded)
55%
Genoa (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Cagliari at homecreates 1.55, concedes 0.95 · 22 matches

Genoa awaycreates 1.26, concedes 0.95 · 19 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cagliari attack 1.55 + Genoa defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 1.25

Genoa attack 1.26 + Cagliari defence 0.95 → ÷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 40%?"

Cagliari scores more
40%
level
28%
Genoa scores more
32%

Cagliari 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 "Cagliari 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

Cagliari 0 – 0 Genoa

Cagliari and Genoa drew 0-0 in Serie B on March 1, 2023.

The match was played at Unipol Domus in Cagliari.