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Changchun Yatai vs Guizhou ZhichengSuper League 2018

9/15/2018Super LeagueSuper League · Round 22Changchun Sports Center

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Changchun Yatai58%
×Draw21%
Guizhou Zhicheng21%
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.

Changchun Yatai
2.08
Guizhou Zhicheng
1.17

Changchun Yatai creates 78% more chances

Season form · 88 home / 15 away

creates per match

Changchun Yatai
1.44
Guizhou Zhicheng
1.00

allows per match

Changchun Yatai
1.33
Guizhou Zhicheng
2.73

finishing

Changchun Yatai+0.00on par
Guizhou Zhicheng+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Changchun Yatai

Guizhou Zhicheng
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
108%
119%
126%
132%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
317%
324%
332%
340%
4
403%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
63%37%3.5
41%59%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Changchun Yatai or draw
79%
Changchun Yatai or Guizhou Zhicheng
79%
Draw or Guizhou Zhicheng
42%

Winning margin

Changchun Yatai wins by 2+
35%
Guizhou Zhicheng wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Changchun Yatai 1+ goals
87%
Changchun Yatai 2+ goals
61%
Changchun Yatai 3+ goals
34%
Guizhou Zhicheng 1+ goals
69%
Guizhou Zhicheng 2+ goals
33%
Guizhou Zhicheng 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Changchun Yatai (draw refunded)
73%
Guizhou Zhicheng (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
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

Changchun Yatai at homecreates 1.44, concedes 1.33 · 88 matches

Guizhou Zhicheng awaycreates 1.00, concedes 2.73 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Changchun Yatai attack 1.44 + Guizhou Zhicheng defence 2.73 → ÷2 → 2.08

Guizhou Zhicheng attack 1.00 + Changchun Yatai defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 58%?"

Changchun Yatai scores more
58%
level
21%
Guizhou Zhicheng scores more
21%

Changchun Yatai at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Changchun Yatai 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

Super League: Changchun Yatai 3–0 Guizhou Zhicheng

Changchun Yatai beat Guizhou Zhicheng 3-0 in Super League on September 15, 2018.

The match was played at Changchun Sports Center in Changchun.