Eastern vs Hong Kong FC — FA Cup 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
Eastern93%
Hong Kong FC1%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Eastern creates 3233% more chances
Season form · 6 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over58
- Under42
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- No92
- Yes8
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Eastern ↓
Most likely 2–0 (21%) · grid covers 84% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Eastern at home — creates 3.00, concedes 0.17 · 6 matches
Hong Kong FC away — creates 0.00, concedes 3.00 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Eastern attack 3.00 + Hong Kong FC defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 3.00
Hong Kong FC attack 0.00 + Eastern defence 0.17 → ÷2 → 0.09
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 93%?"
Eastern at 93% 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 93% does not mean "Eastern 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
Head to Head
Eastern host Hong Kong FC on Saturday, 7 January 2023 at 10:00. The match is part of the FA Cup 2020/2021 season.
Match Recap: Eastern vs Hong Kong FC
Eastern beat Hong Kong FC 3-0 in FA Cup on January 7, 2023.
The match was played at Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong.