Cordoba 1–0 Malaga: Result & Stats

Cordoba

FT

1 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Malaga

4/28/2024

Primera División RFEF - Group 2 · Group 2 - 34Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Cordoba43%

×Draw28%

Malaga29%

✓ 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.

CordobaExpected goals in this matchMalaga

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.

1.31

1.02

Cordoba

1.31

Malaga

1.02

Cordoba creates 28% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 19 away

1.79

creates per match

1.42

0.63

allows per match

0.84

creates per match

Cordoba

1.79

Malaga

1.42

allows per match

Cordoba

0.63

Malaga

0.84

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Cordoba+0.00on par

Malaga+0.00on par

Total goals

Under59
Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cordoba ↓

Malaga →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

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 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

68%32%2.5

41%59%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Cordoba or draw

71%

Cordoba or Malaga

72%

Draw or Malaga

57%

Winning margin

Cordoba wins by 2+

20%

Malaga wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Cordoba 1+ goals

73%

Cordoba 2+ goals

38%

Cordoba 3+ goals

14%

Malaga 1+ goals

64%

Malaga 2+ goals

27%

Malaga 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Cordoba (draw refunded)

60%

Malaga (draw refunded)

40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

34%

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

Cordoba at home — creates 1.79, concedes 0.63 · 19 matches

Malaga away — creates 1.42, concedes 0.84 · 19 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cordoba attack 1.79 + Malaga defence 0.84 → ÷2 → 1.31

Malaga attack 1.42 + Cordoba defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 43%?"

Cordoba scores more

43%

level

28%

Malaga scores more

29%

Cordoba at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Cordoba 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