Concordia 2–1 Metaloglobus: Result & Stats

Concordia

FT

2 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Metaloglobus

8/14/2021

Liga II · Round 3Stadionul Concordia

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 93+ matches

Concordia46%

×Draw27%

Metaloglobus27%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

ConcordiaExpected goals in this matchMetaloglobus

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.

1.39

1.00

Concordia

1.39

Metaloglobus

1.00

Concordia creates 39% more chances

Season form · 93 home / 96 away

1.35

creates per match

1.07

0.94

allows per match

1.43

creates per match

Concordia

1.35

Metaloglobus

1.07

allows per match

Concordia

0.94

Metaloglobus

1.43

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Concordia+0.00on par

Metaloglobus+0.00on par

Total goals

Under57
Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Concordia ↓

Metaloglobus →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–09%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

69%31%2.5

43%57%3.5

22%78%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Concordia or draw

73%

Concordia or Metaloglobus

73%

Draw or Metaloglobus

54%

Winning margin

Concordia wins by 2+

22%

Metaloglobus wins by 2+

10%

Team goals

Concordia 1+ goals

75%

Concordia 2+ goals

40%

Concordia 3+ goals

16%

Metaloglobus 1+ goals

63%

Metaloglobus 2+ goals

26%

Metaloglobus 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Concordia (draw refunded)

63%

Metaloglobus (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

13%

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

Concordia at home — creates 1.35, concedes 0.94 · 93 matches

Metaloglobus away — creates 1.07, concedes 1.43 · 96 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Concordia attack 1.35 + Metaloglobus defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.39

Metaloglobus attack 1.07 + Concordia defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 1.00

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%?"

Concordia scores more

46%

level

27%

Metaloglobus scores more

27%

Concordia 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 "Concordia 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