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Doncaster vs BarrowLeague Two 2018

Doncaster
Doncaster
FT
10
HT: 10
Barrow
Barrow
J. Maxwell 18'
2/14/2023League TwoLeague Two · Round 32Eco-Power Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 74+ matches

Doncaster46%
×Draw26%
Barrow28%
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.

Doncaster
1.46
Barrow
1.08

Doncaster creates 35% more chances

Season form · 74 home / 138 away

creates per match

Doncaster
1.47
Barrow
0.99

allows per match

Doncaster
1.18
Barrow
1.44

finishing

Doncaster+0.00on par
Barrow+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Doncaster

Barrow
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · 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

Doncaster or draw
72%
Doncaster or Barrow
74%
Draw or Barrow
54%

Winning margin

Doncaster wins by 2+
22%
Barrow wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Doncaster 1+ goals
77%
Doncaster 2+ goals
43%
Doncaster 3+ goals
18%
Barrow 1+ goals
66%
Barrow 2+ goals
29%
Barrow 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Doncaster (draw refunded)
62%
Barrow (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Doncaster at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.18 · 74 matches

Barrow awaycreates 0.99, concedes 1.44 · 138 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Doncaster attack 1.47 + Barrow defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.46

Barrow attack 0.99 + Doncaster defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.08

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 46%?"

Doncaster scores more
46%
level
26%
Barrow scores more
28%

Doncaster at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Doncaster 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.

Player of the match

5
J. OlowuDoncasterDoncaster · D
7.5

Possession

49%Doncaster

Shots

7Doncaster

Pass accuracy

49%Doncaster

Statistics

DoncasterBarrow
Overview
49%Possession51%
7Total Shots9
1Corners3
8Fouls14
Shots
7Total Shots9
4On Target2
2Off Target2
1Blocked5
3Inside Box5
4Outside Box4
Passing
49%Possession51%
414Total Passes429
271Accurate Passes286
65%Pass Accuracy67%
Goalkeeping
2Saves3
Discipline
8Fouls14
1Yellow Cards2
3Offsides3

Doncaster 1 – 0 Barrow

Doncaster beat Barrow 1-0 in League Two on February 14, 2023.

Goals: J. Maxwell (18').

Barrow controlled possession (51%) and registered 9 shots to 7.

The match was played at Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.