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Catanzaro vs Ascoli — Serie B 2018

Catanzaro
Catanzaro
FT
3 – 2
HT: 1 – 2
Ascoli
Ascoli
2/10/2024Serie BSerie B · Round 24Stadio Nicola Ceravolo

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 63+ matches

Catanzaro48%
×Draw25%
Ascoli28%
✓ 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.

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.

Catanzaro
1.60
Ascoli
1.16

Catanzaro creates 38% more chances

Season form · 63 home / 114 away

creates per match

Catanzaro
1.71
Ascoli
1.08

allows per match

Catanzaro
1.24
Ascoli
1.50

finishing

Catanzaro+0.00on par
Ascoli+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Catanzaro ↓

Ascoli →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–17%
0–24%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
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 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Catanzaro or draw
72%
Catanzaro or Ascoli
75%
Draw or Ascoli
52%

Winning margin

Catanzaro wins by 2+
25%
Ascoli wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Catanzaro 1+ goals
80%
Catanzaro 2+ goals
47%
Catanzaro 3+ goals
22%
Ascoli 1+ goals
69%
Ascoli 2+ goals
32%
Ascoli 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Catanzaro (draw refunded)
63%
Ascoli (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

Catanzaro at home — creates 1.71, concedes 1.24 · 63 matches

Ascoli away — creates 1.08, concedes 1.50 · 114 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Catanzaro attack 1.71 + Ascoli defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.60

Ascoli attack 1.08 + Catanzaro defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.16

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 48%?"

Catanzaro scores more
48%
level
25%
Ascoli scores more
28%

Catanzaro at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Catanzaro 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

Serie B: Catanzaro 3–2 Ascoli

Catanzaro beat Ascoli 3-2 in Serie B on February 10, 2024.

The match was played at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo in Catanzaro.