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Croatia U19 vs Turkey U19UEFA U19 Championship 2019

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Croatia U1951%
×Draw23%
Turkey U1926%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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
1.85
Turkey U19
1.25

Croatia U19 creates 48% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 5 away

creates per match

Croatia U19
1.71
Turkey U19
1.20

allows per match

Croatia U19
1.29
Turkey U19
2.00

finishing

Croatia U19+0.00on par
Turkey U19+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Croatia U19

Turkey U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
031%
040%
1
108%
1110%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
316%
324%
332%
340%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
60%40%3.5
37%63%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Croatia U19 or draw
74%
Croatia U19 or Turkey U19
77%
Draw or Turkey U19
49%

Winning margin

Croatia U19 wins by 2+
29%
Turkey U19 wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Croatia U19 1+ goals
84%
Croatia U19 2+ goals
55%
Croatia U19 3+ goals
28%
Turkey U19 1+ goals
71%
Turkey U19 2+ goals
36%
Turkey U19 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Croatia U19 (draw refunded)
66%
Turkey U19 (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
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 1.71, concedes 1.29 · 7 matches

Turkey U19 awaycreates 1.20, concedes 2.00 · 5 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 1.71 + Turkey U19 defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.85

Turkey U19 attack 1.20 + Croatia U19 defence 1.29 → ÷2 → 1.25

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 51%?"

Croatia U19 scores more
51%
level
23%
Turkey U19 scores more
26%

Croatia U19 at 51% 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 51% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Croatia U19 host Turkey U19

September 2, 2020: Croatia U19 take on Turkey U19 in UEFA U19 Championship. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Croatia U19 host Turkey U19 at Igralište Lučkog.

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