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Falkirk vs BrechinLeague #180 2026

Falkirk
Falkirk
FT
30
HT: 20
Brechin
Brechin
A. Nelson 60'
C. Sibbald 29'
3/31/2018League #180League #180 · Round 32Falkirk Community Stadium (Falkirk)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Falkirk84%
×Draw13%
Brechin4%
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.

Falkirk
2.43
Brechin
0.34

Falkirk creates 615% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 5 away

creates per match

Falkirk
1.86
Brechin
0.40

allows per match

Falkirk
0.29
Brechin
3.00

finishing

Falkirk+0.00on par
Brechin+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

74%No
  • No74
  • Yes26

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Falkirk

Brechin
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
012%
020%
030%
040%
1
1015%
115%
121%
130%
140%
2
2019%
216%
221%
230%
240%
3
3015%
315%
321%
330%
340%
4
409%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (19%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Falkirk or draw
96%
Falkirk or Brechin
87%
Draw or Brechin
16%

Winning margin

Falkirk wins by 2+
61%
Brechin wins by 2+
1%

Team goals

Falkirk 1+ goals
91%
Falkirk 2+ goals
69%
Falkirk 3+ goals
43%
Brechin 1+ goals
29%
Brechin 2+ goals
5%
Brechin 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Falkirk (draw refunded)
96%
Brechin (draw refunded)
4%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
Both score & under 3
5%

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

Falkirk at homecreates 1.86, concedes 0.29 · 7 matches

Brechin awaycreates 0.40, concedes 3.00 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Falkirk attack 1.86 + Brechin defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 2.43

Brechin attack 0.40 + Falkirk defence 0.29 → ÷2 → 0.34

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 84%?"

Falkirk scores more
84%
level
13%
Brechin scores more
4%

Falkirk at 84% 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 84% does not mean "Falkirk 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.

Falkirk
Brechin
P. Hartley
Manager: P. Hartley
64'J. McKeeP. Grant
64'A. HarrisJ. McGhee
64'S. WelshR. Blair

Falkirk substitutes

D. Dods
Manager: D. Dods
46'J. DaleI. Layne
46'A. LynasJ. Sinclair
77'C. MorrisonK. Orsi

Brechin substitutes

Match Recap: Falkirk vs Brechin

Falkirk beat Brechin 3-0 in League #180 on March 31, 2018.

Goals: A. Muirhead (17'), C. Sibbald (29'), A. Nelson (60').

The match was played at Falkirk Community Stadium (Falkirk).