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Empoli vs UdineseSerie A 2018

Empoli
Empoli
FT
31
HT: 01
Udinese
Udinese
12/6/2021Serie ASerie A · Round 16Stadio Carlo Castellani

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 57+ matches

Empoli40%
×Draw25%
Udinese36%
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.

Empoli
1.52
Udinese
1.44

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 57 home / 138 away

creates per match

Empoli
1.46
Udinese
1.18

allows per match

Empoli
1.70
Udinese
1.57

finishing

Empoli+0.00on par
Udinese+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Empoli

Udinese
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
025%
033%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Empoli or draw
64%
Empoli or Udinese
75%
Draw or Udinese
60%

Winning margin

Empoli wins by 2+
19%
Udinese wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Empoli 1+ goals
78%
Empoli 2+ goals
45%
Empoli 3+ goals
20%
Udinese 1+ goals
76%
Udinese 2+ goals
42%
Udinese 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

Empoli (draw refunded)
52%
Udinese (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 1.46, concedes 1.70 · 57 matches

Udinese awaycreates 1.18, concedes 1.57 · 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

Empoli attack 1.46 + Udinese defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.52

Udinese attack 1.18 + Empoli defence 1.70 → ÷2 → 1.44

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 40%?"

Empoli scores more
40%
level
25%
Udinese scores more
36%

Empoli at 40% 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 40% 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

Empoli 3 – 1 Udinese

Empoli beat Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on December 6, 2021.

The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli.