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England U19 vs Portugal U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

England U19
England U19
FT
20
HT: 20
Portugal U19
Portugal U19
D. Scarlett 40' (pen), 10'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

England U1955%
×Draw27%
Portugal U1917%
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.

England U19
1.41
Portugal U19
0.66

England U19 creates 114% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 7 away

creates per match

England U19
1.95
Portugal U19
0.86

allows per match

England U19
0.45
Portugal U19
0.86

finishing

England U19+0.00on par
Portugal U19+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

63%No
  • No63
  • Yes37

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

England U19

Portugal U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

England U19 or draw
83%
England U19 or Portugal U19
73%
Draw or Portugal U19
45%

Winning margin

England U19 wins by 2+
28%
Portugal U19 wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

England U19 1+ goals
76%
England U19 2+ goals
41%
England U19 3+ goals
17%
Portugal U19 1+ goals
48%
Portugal U19 2+ goals
14%
Portugal U19 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

England U19 (draw refunded)
76%
Portugal U19 (draw refunded)
24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
25%
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

England U19 at homecreates 1.95, concedes 0.45 · 20 matches

Portugal U19 awaycreates 0.86, concedes 0.86 · 7 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

England U19 attack 1.95 + Portugal U19 defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.41

Portugal U19 attack 0.86 + England U19 defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.66

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 55%?"

England U19 scores more
55%
level
27%
Portugal U19 scores more
17%

England U19 at 55% 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 55% does not mean "England U19 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.

England
Portugal
I. Foster
Manager: I. Foster
46'J. BalagiziA. Devine
71'D. OyegokeB. Norton-Cuffy
76'D. JebbisonD. Scarlett
76'X. SimonsA. Ramsey
89'J. NorrisC. Chukwuemeka

England U19 substitutes

Rui Bento
Manager: Rui Bento
46'Carlos BorgesDário Essugo
69'Diego MoreiraDiogo Travassos
69'Pedro SantosMiguel Falé
90+3'Gabriel BrásFlávio Nazinho

Portugal U19 substitutes

England U19 2 – 0 Portugal U19

England U19 beat Portugal U19 2-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on March 29, 2022.

Goals: D. Scarlett (10', 40' pen).

The match was played at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.