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Chelsea U19 vs Malmö FF U19UEFA Youth League 2018

Chelsea U19
Chelsea U19
FT
42
HT: 01
Malmö FF U19
Malmö FF U19
S. Thomas 89'
B. Fiabema 77'
X. Simons 69'
D. Rankine 61'
I. Bjerkebo 58', 5'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Chelsea U1968%
×Draw16%
Malmö FF U1917%
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.

Chelsea U19
3.13
Malmö FF U19
1.56

Chelsea U19 creates 101% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 4 away

creates per match

Chelsea U19
3.25
Malmö FF U19
1.75

allows per match

Chelsea U19
1.38
Malmö FF U19
3.00

finishing

Chelsea U19+0.00on par
Malmö FF U19+0.00on par

Total goals

84%Over
  • Over84
  • Under16

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

75%Yes
  • Yes75
  • No25

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Chelsea U19

Malmö FF U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
011%
021%
031%
040%
1
103%
115%
124%
132%
141%
2
205%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
318%
326%
333%
341%
4
404%
416%
425%
432%
441%

Most likely 3–1 (8%) · grid covers 81% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
95%5%2.5
84%16%3.5
68%32%4.5
48%52%

Double chance

Chelsea U19 or draw
83%
Chelsea U19 or Malmö FF U19
84%
Draw or Malmö FF U19
32%

Winning margin

Chelsea U19 wins by 2+
48%
Malmö FF U19 wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Chelsea U19 1+ goals
95%
Chelsea U19 2+ goals
81%
Chelsea U19 3+ goals
59%
Malmö FF U19 1+ goals
79%
Malmö FF U19 2+ goals
46%
Malmö FF U19 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Chelsea U19 (draw refunded)
80%
Malmö FF U19 (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
71%
Both score & under 3
5%

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

Chelsea U19 at homecreates 3.25, concedes 1.38 · 16 matches

Malmö FF U19 awaycreates 1.75, concedes 3.00 · 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

Chelsea U19 attack 3.25 + Malmö FF U19 defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 3.13

Malmö FF U19 attack 1.75 + Chelsea U19 defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.56

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 68%?"

Chelsea U19 scores more
68%
level
16%
Malmö FF U19 scores more
17%

Chelsea U19 at 68% 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 68% does not mean "Chelsea U19 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.

Chelsea
Malmö
A. Myers
Manager: A. Myers
46'J. Soonsup-BellJ. Haigh
53'B. HughesJ. Tobin
63'S. ThomasL. Hall
63'E. AnderssonC. Webster
72'L. FlowerD. Rankine
M. Westerberg
Manager: M. Westerberg
78'A. HughesH. Bolin
86'A. AvdicM. Widell
86'A. NeziriI. Bjerkebo
90'L. HamawandA. Karlin
90'M. BraendshöiH. Larsson

Malmö FF U19 substitutes

UEFA Youth League: Chelsea U19 4–2 Malmö FF U19

Chelsea U19 beat Malmö FF U19 4-2 in UEFA Youth League on October 20, 2021.

Goals: I. Bjerkebo (5', 58'), D. Rankine (61'), X. Simons (69'), B. Fiabema (77'), S. Thomas (89').

The match was played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.