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Crewe vs PortsmouthLeague One 2018

Crewe
Crewe
FT
00
HT: 00
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
4/13/2021League OneLeague One · Round 29Alexandra Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Crewe30%
×Draw26%
Portsmouth44%
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.

Crewe
1.14
Portsmouth
1.43

Portsmouth creates 25% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 134 away

creates per match

Crewe
1.17
Portsmouth
1.34

allows per match

Crewe
1.52
Portsmouth
1.10

finishing

Crewe+0.00on par
Portsmouth+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, %

Crewe

Portsmouth
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0111%
028%
034%
041%
1
109%
1112%
129%
134%
142%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · 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

Crewe or draw
56%
Crewe or Portsmouth
74%
Draw or Portsmouth
70%

Winning margin

Crewe wins by 2+
12%
Portsmouth wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Crewe 1+ goals
68%
Crewe 2+ goals
32%
Crewe 3+ goals
11%
Portsmouth 1+ goals
76%
Portsmouth 2+ goals
42%
Portsmouth 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Crewe (draw refunded)
41%
Portsmouth (draw refunded)
59%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Crewe at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.52 · 46 matches

Portsmouth awaycreates 1.34, concedes 1.10 · 134 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Crewe attack 1.17 + Portsmouth defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.14

Portsmouth attack 1.34 + Crewe defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.43

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 44%?"

Crewe scores more
30%
level
26%
Portsmouth scores more
44%

Portsmouth at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Portsmouth 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

Crewe 0 – 0 Portsmouth

Crewe and Portsmouth drew 0-0 in League One on April 13, 2021.

The match was played at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, Cheshire.