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Empoli vs ChievoSerie B 2018

Empoli
Empoli
FT
22
HT: 10
Chievo
Chievo
4/27/2021Serie BSerie B · Round 32Stadio Carlo Castellani

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 39+ matches

Empoli45%
×Draw27%
Chievo28%
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.

Empoli
1.40
Chievo
1.04

Empoli creates 35% more chances

Season form · 57 home / 39 away

creates per match

Empoli
1.61
Chievo
1.05

allows per match

Empoli
1.04
Chievo
1.18

finishing

Empoli+0.00on par
Chievo+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Empoli

Chievo
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Empoli or draw
72%
Empoli or Chievo
73%
Draw or Chievo
55%

Winning margin

Empoli wins by 2+
22%
Chievo wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Empoli 1+ goals
75%
Empoli 2+ goals
41%
Empoli 3+ goals
17%
Chievo 1+ goals
65%
Chievo 2+ goals
28%
Chievo 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Empoli (draw refunded)
62%
Chievo (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

Empoli at homecreates 1.61, concedes 1.04 · 57 matches

Chievo awaycreates 1.05, concedes 1.18 · 39 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Empoli attack 1.61 + Chievo defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.40

Chievo attack 1.05 + Empoli defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 1.04

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%?"

Empoli scores more
45%
level
27%
Chievo scores more
28%

Empoli 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 "Empoli 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

Match Recap: Empoli vs Chievo

Empoli and Chievo drew 2-2 in Serie B on April 27, 2021.

The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli.