FC Edmonton 3–1 Valour: Result & Stats

FC Edmonton

FT

3 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Valour

8/1/2021

Canadian Premier League · Round 5Clarke Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

FC Edmonton42%

×Draw25%

Valour33%

✓ 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.

FC EdmontonExpected goals in this matchValour

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.

1.56

1.35

FC Edmonton

1.56

Valour

1.35

FC Edmonton creates 16% more chances

Season form · 31 home / 74 away

1.32

creates per match

1.26

1.45

allows per match

1.81

creates per match

FC Edmonton

1.32

Valour

1.26

allows per match

FC Edmonton

1.45

Valour

1.81

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

FC Edmonton+0.00on par

Valour+0.00on par

Total goals

Over56
Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes58
No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Edmonton ↓

Valour →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–17%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–111%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

79%21%2.5

56%44%3.5

33%67%4.5

17%83%

Double chance

FC Edmonton or draw

67%

FC Edmonton or Valour

75%

Draw or Valour

58%

Winning margin

FC Edmonton wins by 2+

21%

Valour wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

FC Edmonton 1+ goals

79%

FC Edmonton 2+ goals

46%

FC Edmonton 3+ goals

21%

Valour 1+ goals

74%

Valour 2+ goals

39%

Valour 3+ goals

15%

Draw no bet

FC Edmonton (draw refunded)

56%

Valour (draw refunded)

44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

47%

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

FC Edmonton at home — creates 1.32, concedes 1.45 · 31 matches

Valour away — creates 1.26, concedes 1.81 · 74 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 Edmonton attack 1.32 + Valour defence 1.81 → ÷2 → 1.56

Valour attack 1.26 + FC Edmonton defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.35

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 42%?"

FC Edmonton scores more

42%

level

25%

Valour scores more

33%

FC Edmonton at 42% 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 42% does not mean "FC Edmonton 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