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Exeter City vs MorecambeLeague Two 2018

4/10/2020League TwoLeague Two · Round 43St James Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 93+ matches

Exeter City51%
×Draw25%
Morecambe25%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Exeter City
1.63
Morecambe
1.06

Exeter City creates 54% more chances

Season form · 98 home / 93 away

creates per match

Exeter City
1.53
Morecambe
1.17

allows per match

Exeter City
0.96
Morecambe
1.73

finishing

Exeter City+0.00on par
Morecambe+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Exeter City

Morecambe
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
017%
024%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Exeter City or draw
75%
Exeter City or Morecambe
75%
Draw or Morecambe
49%

Winning margin

Exeter City wins by 2+
27%
Morecambe wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Exeter City 1+ goals
80%
Exeter City 2+ goals
48%
Exeter City 3+ goals
22%
Morecambe 1+ goals
65%
Morecambe 2+ goals
29%
Morecambe 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Exeter City (draw refunded)
67%
Morecambe (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

Exeter City at homecreates 1.53, concedes 0.96 · 98 matches

Morecambe awaycreates 1.17, concedes 1.73 · 93 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Exeter City attack 1.53 + Morecambe defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.63

Morecambe attack 1.17 + Exeter City defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 51%?"

Exeter City scores more
51%
level
25%
Morecambe scores more
25%

Exeter City at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Exeter 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

Preview: Exeter City host Morecambe

April 10, 2020: Exeter City take on Morecambe in League Two. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Exeter City host Morecambe at St James Park.

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