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East Bengal vs Chennai CityI-League 2019

3/22/2020I-LeagueI-League · Round 20Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) (Kalkātā (Kolkata), West Bengal)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

East Bengal29%
×Draw26%
Chennai City45%
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.

East Bengal
1.08
Chennai City
1.43

Chennai City creates 32% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 16 away

creates per match

East Bengal
0.86
Chennai City
1.56

allows per match

East Bengal
1.29
Chennai City
1.31

finishing

East Bengal+0.00on par
Chennai City+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

East Bengal

Chennai City
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0112%
028%
034%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
142%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

East Bengal or draw
55%
East Bengal or Chennai City
74%
Draw or Chennai City
71%

Winning margin

East Bengal wins by 2+
11%
Chennai City wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

East Bengal 1+ goals
66%
East Bengal 2+ goals
29%
East Bengal 3+ goals
10%
Chennai City 1+ goals
76%
Chennai City 2+ goals
42%
Chennai City 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

East Bengal (draw refunded)
39%
Chennai City (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

East Bengal at homecreates 0.86, concedes 1.29 · 7 matches

Chennai City awaycreates 1.56, concedes 1.31 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

East Bengal attack 0.86 + Chennai City defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.08

Chennai City attack 1.56 + East Bengal defence 1.29 → ÷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 45%?"

East Bengal scores more
29%
level
26%
Chennai City scores more
45%

Chennai City at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Chennai City 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

East Bengal face Chennai City (I-League)

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East Bengal host Chennai City at Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) (Kalkātā (Kolkata), West Bengal).

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