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Cowdenbeath vs Stenhousemuir — League Two 2018

Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath
FT
1 – 1
HT: 0 – 0
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir
3/19/2022League TwoLeague Two · Round 30Central Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 64+ matches

Cowdenbeath36%
×Draw27%
Stenhousemuir38%
✓ 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.

Cowdenbeath
1.25
Stenhousemuir
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 64 home / 78 away

creates per match

Cowdenbeath
1.16
Stenhousemuir
1.28

allows per match

Cowdenbeath
1.31
Stenhousemuir
1.33

finishing

Cowdenbeath+0.00on par
Stenhousemuir+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cowdenbeath ↓

Stenhousemuir →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–110%
0–27%
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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Cowdenbeath or draw
62%
Cowdenbeath or Stenhousemuir
73%
Draw or Stenhousemuir
64%

Winning margin

Cowdenbeath wins by 2+
15%
Stenhousemuir wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Cowdenbeath 1+ goals
71%
Cowdenbeath 2+ goals
36%
Cowdenbeath 3+ goals
13%
Stenhousemuir 1+ goals
72%
Stenhousemuir 2+ goals
37%
Stenhousemuir 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Cowdenbeath (draw refunded)
49%
Stenhousemuir (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Cowdenbeath at home — creates 1.16, concedes 1.31 · 64 matches

Stenhousemuir away — creates 1.28, concedes 1.33 · 78 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Cowdenbeath attack 1.16 + Stenhousemuir defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.25

Stenhousemuir attack 1.28 + Cowdenbeath defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 38%?"

Cowdenbeath scores more
36%
level
27%
Stenhousemuir scores more
38%

Stenhousemuir at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Stenhousemuir 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

Match Recap: Cowdenbeath vs Stenhousemuir

Cowdenbeath and Stenhousemuir drew 1-1 in League Two on March 19, 2022.

The match was played at Central Park in Cowdenbeath.