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Cerezo Osaka vs Jeju United FCAFC Champions League 2018

Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
FT
21
HT: 20
Jeju United FC
Jeju United FC
4/3/2018AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions League · Group Stage - 5Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Cerezo Osaka51%
×Draw22%
Jeju United FC27%
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.

Cerezo Osaka
2.02
Jeju United FC
1.43

Cerezo Osaka creates 41% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 3 away

creates per match

Cerezo Osaka
1.71
Jeju United FC
2.00

allows per match

Cerezo Osaka
0.86
Jeju United FC
2.33

finishing

Cerezo Osaka+0.00on par
Jeju United FC+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cerezo Osaka

Jeju United FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
015%
023%
032%
041%
1
106%
119%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
45%55%4.5
26%74%

Double chance

Cerezo Osaka or draw
73%
Cerezo Osaka or Jeju United FC
78%
Draw or Jeju United FC
49%

Winning margin

Cerezo Osaka wins by 2+
30%
Jeju United FC wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Cerezo Osaka 1+ goals
87%
Cerezo Osaka 2+ goals
60%
Cerezo Osaka 3+ goals
33%
Jeju United FC 1+ goals
76%
Jeju United FC 2+ goals
42%
Jeju United FC 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Cerezo Osaka (draw refunded)
65%
Jeju United FC (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
57%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Cerezo Osaka at homecreates 1.71, concedes 0.86 · 7 matches

Jeju United FC awaycreates 2.00, 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

Cerezo Osaka attack 1.71 + Jeju United FC defence 2.33 → ÷2 → 2.02

Jeju United FC attack 2.00 + Cerezo Osaka defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.43

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 51%?"

Cerezo Osaka scores more
51%
level
22%
Jeju United FC scores more
27%

Cerezo Osaka at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Cerezo Osaka 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.

Player of the match

16
E. KatayamaCerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka · F
7.5

Possession

37%Cerezo

Shots

8Cerezo

Pass accuracy

45%Cerezo

Statistics

CerezoJeju
Overview
37%Possession63%
8Total Shots14
9Corners4
18Fouls18
Shots
8Total Shots14
4On Target4
3Off Target0
1Blocked10
6Inside Box4
2Outside Box10
Passing
37%Possession63%
312Total Passes523
199Accurate Passes412
64%Pass Accuracy79%
Goalkeeping
3Saves2
Discipline
18Fouls18
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides4

Match Recap: Cerezo Osaka vs Jeju United FC

Cerezo Osaka beat Jeju United FC 2-1 in AFC Champions League on April 3, 2018.

Goals: E. Katayama (16'), Y. Kakitani (34'), Jin Sung-Wook (90+2').

Jeju United FC controlled possession (63%) and registered 14 shots to 8.

The match was played at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka.