Cambridge United 2–2 Macclesfield: Result & Stats

Cambridge United

FT

2 – 2

HT: 1 – 0

Macclesfield

10/5/2019

League Two · Round 12Abbey Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 42+ matches

Cambridge United50%

×Draw26%

Macclesfield23%

✓ 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.

Cambridge UnitedExpected goals in this matchMacclesfield

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.

1.50

0.93

Cambridge United

1.50

Macclesfield

0.93

Cambridge United creates 61% more chances

Season form · 88 home / 42 away

1.35

creates per match

0.83

1.03

allows per match

1.64

creates per match

Cambridge United

1.35

Macclesfield

0.83

allows per match

Cambridge United

1.03

Macclesfield

1.64

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Cambridge United+0.00on par

Macclesfield+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cambridge United ↓

Macclesfield →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–18%

0–24%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

70%30%2.5

44%56%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Cambridge United or draw

77%

Cambridge United or Macclesfield

74%

Draw or Macclesfield

50%

Winning margin

Cambridge United wins by 2+

26%

Macclesfield wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Cambridge United 1+ goals

78%

Cambridge United 2+ goals

44%

Cambridge United 3+ goals

19%

Macclesfield 1+ goals

61%

Macclesfield 2+ goals

24%

Macclesfield 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Cambridge United (draw refunded)

68%

Macclesfield (draw refunded)

32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

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

Cambridge United at home — creates 1.35, concedes 1.03 · 88 matches

Macclesfield away — creates 0.83, concedes 1.64 · 42 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cambridge United attack 1.35 + Macclesfield defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.50

Macclesfield attack 0.83 + Cambridge United defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.93

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 50%?"

Cambridge United scores more

50%

level

26%

Macclesfield scores more

23%

Cambridge United at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Cambridge United 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