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CF Montreal vs New England RevolutionMajor League Soccer 2018

7/10/2020Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer · Group Stage - 1ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 13+ matches

CF Montreal46%
×Draw24%
New England Revolution30%
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.

CF Montreal
1.72
New England Revolution
1.35

CF Montreal creates 27% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 13 away

creates per match

CF Montreal
1.14
New England Revolution
1.24

allows per match

CF Montreal
1.46
New England Revolution
2.30

finishing

CF Montreal-0.14scores less
New England Revolution-0.16scores less

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CF Montreal

New England Revolution
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
37%63%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

CF Montreal or draw
70%
CF Montreal or New England Revolution
76%
Draw or New England Revolution
54%

Winning margin

CF Montreal wins by 2+
24%
New England Revolution wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

CF Montreal 1+ goals
82%
CF Montreal 2+ goals
51%
CF Montreal 3+ goals
25%
New England Revolution 1+ goals
74%
New England Revolution 2+ goals
39%
New England Revolution 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

CF Montreal (draw refunded)
60%
New England Revolution (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

CF Montreal at homecreates 1.14, concedes 1.46 · 14 matches

New England Revolution awaycreates 1.24, concedes 2.30 · 13 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

CF Montreal attack 1.14 + New England Revolution defence 2.30 → ÷2 → 1.72

New England Revolution attack 1.24 + CF Montreal defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.35

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 46%?"

CF Montreal scores more
46%
level
24%
New England Revolution scores more
30%

CF Montreal at 46% 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 46% does not mean "CF Montreal 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

Major League Soccer: CF Montreal 0–1 New England Revolution

New England Revolution beat CF Montreal 1-0 in Major League Soccer on July 10, 2020.

The match was played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17 in Orlando, Florida.