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Ceres vs Than Quang NinhAFC Cup 2018

Ceres
Ceres
FT
22
HT: 11
Than Quang Ninh
Than Quang Ninh
2/25/2020AFC CupAFC Cup · Group Stage - 6Rizal Memorial Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Ceres56%
×Draw19%
Than Quang Ninh25%
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.

Ceres
2.46
Than Quang Ninh
1.63

Ceres creates 51% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 3 away

creates per match

Ceres
2.58
Than Quang Ninh
2.33

allows per match

Ceres
0.92
Than Quang Ninh
2.33

finishing

Ceres+0.00on par
Than Quang Ninh+0.00on par

Total goals

77%Over
  • Over77
  • Under23

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

73%Yes
  • Yes73
  • No27

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ceres

Than Quang Ninh
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
013%
022%
031%
040%
1
104%
117%
126%
133%
141%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
304%
317%
326%
333%
341%
4
403%
414%
423%
432%
441%

Most likely 2–1 (8%) · grid covers 89% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
77%23%3.5
58%42%4.5
38%62%

Double chance

Ceres or draw
75%
Ceres or Than Quang Ninh
81%
Draw or Than Quang Ninh
44%

Winning margin

Ceres wins by 2+
35%
Than Quang Ninh wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Ceres 1+ goals
91%
Ceres 2+ goals
70%
Ceres 3+ goals
44%
Than Quang Ninh 1+ goals
80%
Than Quang Ninh 2+ goals
48%
Than Quang Ninh 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Ceres (draw refunded)
69%
Than Quang Ninh (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
67%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Ceres at homecreates 2.58, concedes 0.92 · 12 matches

Than Quang Ninh awaycreates 2.33, concedes 2.33 · 3 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ceres attack 2.58 + Than Quang Ninh defence 2.33 → ÷2 → 2.46

Than Quang Ninh attack 2.33 + Ceres defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.63

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 56%?"

Ceres scores more
56%
level
19%
Than Quang Ninh scores more
25%

Ceres at 56% 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 56% does not mean "Ceres 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

Ceres 2 – 2 Than Quang Ninh

Ceres and Than Quang Ninh drew 2-2 in AFC Cup on February 25, 2020.

The match was played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.