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Chongqing Lifan vs Guangzhou Evergrande FCSuper League 2018

11/7/2018Super LeagueSuper League · Round 29Chongqing Olympic Sports Center

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 50+ matches

Chongqing Lifan30%
×Draw25%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC45%
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.

Chongqing Lifan
1.26
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
1.59

Guangzhou Evergrande FC creates 26% more chances

Season form · 50 home / 68 away

creates per match

Chongqing Lifan
1.26
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
1.84

allows per match

Chongqing Lifan
1.34
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
1.26

finishing

Chongqing Lifan+0.00on par
Guangzhou Evergrande FC+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Chongqing Lifan

Guangzhou Evergrande FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
019%
027%
034%
042%
1
107%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Chongqing Lifan or draw
55%
Chongqing Lifan or Guangzhou Evergrande FC
75%
Draw or Guangzhou Evergrande FC
70%

Winning margin

Chongqing Lifan wins by 2+
13%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

Chongqing Lifan 1+ goals
72%
Chongqing Lifan 2+ goals
36%
Chongqing Lifan 3+ goals
13%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC 1+ goals
80%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2+ goals
47%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Chongqing Lifan (draw refunded)
40%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC (draw refunded)
60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Chongqing Lifan at homecreates 1.26, concedes 1.34 · 50 matches

Guangzhou Evergrande FC awaycreates 1.84, concedes 1.26 · 68 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Chongqing Lifan attack 1.26 + Guangzhou Evergrande FC defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.26

Guangzhou Evergrande FC attack 1.84 + Chongqing Lifan defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.59

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 45%?"

Chongqing Lifan scores more
30%
level
25%
Guangzhou Evergrande FC scores more
45%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Guangzhou Evergrande FC 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: Chongqing Lifan 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande FC

Chongqing Lifan beat Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2-0 in Super League on November 7, 2018.

The match was played at Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing.