Cova De Piedade 2–0 Benfica B: Result & Stats

Cova De Piedade

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Benfica B

8/31/2019

Segunda Liga · Round 4Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Cova De Piedade36%

×Draw27%

Benfica B37%

✓ 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.

Cova De PiedadeExpected goals in this matchBenfica B

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.

1.27

1.30

Cova De Piedade

1.27

Benfica B

1.30

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 46 home / 132 away

1.00

creates per match

1.36

1.24

allows per match

1.53

creates per match

Cova De Piedade

1.00

Benfica B

1.36

allows per match

Cova De Piedade

1.24

Benfica B

1.53

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Cova De Piedade+0.00on par

Benfica B+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cova De Piedade ↓

Benfica B →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–110%

0–26%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

73%27%2.5

47%53%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Cova De Piedade or draw

63%

Cova De Piedade or Benfica B

73%

Draw or Benfica B

64%

Winning margin

Cova De Piedade wins by 2+

16%

Benfica B wins by 2+

17%

Team goals

Cova De Piedade 1+ goals

72%

Cova De Piedade 2+ goals

36%

Cova De Piedade 3+ goals

14%

Benfica B 1+ goals

73%

Benfica B 2+ goals

37%

Benfica B 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Cova De Piedade (draw refunded)

49%

Benfica B (draw refunded)

51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

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

Cova De Piedade at home — creates 1.00, concedes 1.24 · 46 matches

Benfica B away — creates 1.36, concedes 1.53 · 132 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cova De Piedade attack 1.00 + Benfica B defence 1.53 → ÷2 → 1.27

Benfica B attack 1.36 + Cova De Piedade defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.30

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 37%?"

Cova De Piedade scores more

36%

level

27%

Benfica B scores more

37%

Benfica B at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Benfica B 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