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FC Botosani vs FC Astra GiurgiuLiga I 2018

FC Botosani
FC Botosani
FT
12
HT: 00
FC Astra Giurgiu
FC Astra Giurgiu
10/27/2019Liga ILiga I · Round 14Stadionul Municipal

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 54+ matches

FC Botosani40%
×Draw28%
FC Astra Giurgiu32%
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.

FC Botosani
1.23
FC Astra Giurgiu
1.08

FC Botosani creates 14% more chances

Season form · 156 home / 54 away

creates per match

FC Botosani
1.30
FC Astra Giurgiu
1.13

allows per match

FC Botosani
1.03
FC Astra Giurgiu
1.15

finishing

FC Botosani+0.00on par
FC Astra Giurgiu+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Botosani

FC Astra Giurgiu
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
41%59%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

FC Botosani or draw
68%
FC Botosani or FC Astra Giurgiu
72%
Draw or FC Astra Giurgiu
60%

Winning margin

FC Botosani wins by 2+
17%
FC Astra Giurgiu wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

FC Botosani 1+ goals
71%
FC Botosani 2+ goals
35%
FC Botosani 3+ goals
13%
FC Astra Giurgiu 1+ goals
66%
FC Astra Giurgiu 2+ goals
29%
FC Astra Giurgiu 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

FC Botosani (draw refunded)
55%
FC Astra Giurgiu (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

FC Botosani at homecreates 1.30, concedes 1.03 · 156 matches

FC Astra Giurgiu awaycreates 1.13, concedes 1.15 · 54 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

FC Botosani attack 1.30 + FC Astra Giurgiu defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.23

FC Astra Giurgiu attack 1.13 + FC Botosani defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.08

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%?"

FC Botosani scores more
40%
level
28%
FC Astra Giurgiu scores more
32%

FC Botosani 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 "FC Botosani 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

FC Botosani 1 – 2 FC Astra Giurgiu

FC Astra Giurgiu beat FC Botosani 2-1 in Liga I on October 27, 2019.

The match was played at Stadionul Municipal in Botoşani.