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Croatia U19 vs Serbia U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

Croatia U19
Croatia U19
FT
03
HT: 03
Serbia U19
Serbia U19
M. Cvetković 6' (pen)
11/19/2024UEFA U19 Championship - QualificationUEFA U19 Championship - Qualification · Qualifying Round - 7Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Croatia U1950%
×Draw22%
Serbia U1928%
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.

Croatia U19
1.91
Serbia U19
1.37

Croatia U19 creates 39% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 14 away

creates per match

Croatia U19
2.25
Serbia U19
1.79

allows per match

Croatia U19
0.95
Serbia U19
1.57

finishing

Croatia U19+0.00on par
Serbia U19+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Over
  • Over64
  • Under36

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Croatia U19

Serbia U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
015%
024%
032%
041%
1
107%
1110%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
64%36%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Croatia U19 or draw
72%
Croatia U19 or Serbia U19
78%
Draw or Serbia U19
50%

Winning margin

Croatia U19 wins by 2+
28%
Serbia U19 wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Croatia U19 1+ goals
85%
Croatia U19 2+ goals
57%
Croatia U19 3+ goals
30%
Serbia U19 1+ goals
75%
Serbia U19 2+ goals
40%
Serbia U19 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Croatia U19 (draw refunded)
64%
Serbia U19 (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Croatia U19 at homecreates 2.25, concedes 0.95 · 20 matches

Serbia U19 awaycreates 1.79, concedes 1.57 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Croatia U19 attack 2.25 + Serbia U19 defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.91

Serbia U19 attack 1.79 + Croatia U19 defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 1.37

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 50%?"

Croatia U19 scores more
50%
level
22%
Serbia U19 scores more
28%

Croatia U19 at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Croatia U19 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.

Croatia
Serbia
46'A. BaždarićM. Subotić
46'B. DurdovM. Jovičić
46'L. RimacP. Čović
46'N. FarkašO. Lukić
80'L. ChelfiF. Živković
A. Luković
Manager: A. Luković
46'U. SremčevićM. Popović
60'A. SubotićO. Ugrešić
80'J. ĆirićM. Cvetković
80'V. VukojevićL. Đorđević
88'J. VojnovićS. Rakić

UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification: Croatia U19 0–3 Serbia U19

Serbia U19 beat Croatia U19 3-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on November 19, 2024.

Goals: M. Cvetković (6' pen), M. Popović (35'), O. Ugrešić (40').

The match was played at Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek in Karlovac.