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Central Coast Mariners vs OdishaAFC Cup 2018

3/7/2024AFC CupAFC Cup · Inter-zonal Semi-finalsIndustree Group Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Central Coast Mariners72%
×Draw14%
Odisha15%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Central Coast Mariners
3.63
Odisha
1.67

Central Coast Mariners creates 117% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 4 away

creates per match

Central Coast Mariners
4.50
Odisha
2.50

allows per match

Central Coast Mariners
0.83
Odisha
2.75

finishing

Central Coast Mariners+0.00on par
Odisha+0.00on par

Total goals

89%Over
  • Over89
  • Under11

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

79%Yes
  • Yes79
  • No21

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Central Coast Mariners

Odisha
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
011%
021%
030%
040%
1
102%
113%
123%
132%
141%
2
204%
216%
225%
233%
241%
3
304%
317%
326%
333%
341%
4
404%
417%
425%
433%
441%

Most likely 3–1 (7%) · grid covers 74% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
97%3%2.5
89%11%3.5
76%24%4.5
58%42%

Double chance

Central Coast Mariners or draw
85%
Central Coast Mariners or Odisha
86%
Draw or Odisha
28%

Winning margin

Central Coast Mariners wins by 2+
54%
Odisha wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Central Coast Mariners 1+ goals
97%
Central Coast Mariners 2+ goals
87%
Central Coast Mariners 3+ goals
68%
Odisha 1+ goals
81%
Odisha 2+ goals
50%
Odisha 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

Central Coast Mariners (draw refunded)
83%
Odisha (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
76%
Both score & under 3
3%

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

Central Coast Mariners at homecreates 4.50, concedes 0.83 · 6 matches

Odisha awaycreates 2.50, concedes 2.75 · 4 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Central Coast Mariners attack 4.50 + Odisha defence 2.75 → ÷2 → 3.63

Odisha attack 2.50 + Central Coast Mariners defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 1.67

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 72%?"

Central Coast Mariners scores more
72%
level
14%
Odisha scores more
15%

Central Coast Mariners at 72% 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 72% does not mean "Central Coast Mariners 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

Central Coast Mariners 4 – 0 Odisha

Central Coast Mariners beat Odisha 4-0 in AFC Cup on March 7, 2024.

The match was played at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford.