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FC Magdeburg vs FC St. Pauli — DFB Pokal 2018

FC Magdeburg
FC Magdeburg
FT
2 – 3
HT: 1 – 2
FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
8/7/2021DFB PokalDFB Pokal · 1st RoundMDCC-Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

FC Magdeburg22%
×Draw19%
FC St. Pauli60%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Magdeburg
1.49
FC St. Pauli
2.53

FC St. Pauli creates 70% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 9 away

creates per match

FC Magdeburg
0.75
FC St. Pauli
2.56

allows per match

FC Magdeburg
2.50
FC St. Pauli
2.22

finishing

FC Magdeburg+0.00on par
FC St. Pauli+0.00on par

Total goals

76%Over
  • Over76
  • Under24

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

71%Yes
  • Yes71
  • No29

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Magdeburg ↓

FC St. Pauli →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–02%
0–15%
0–26%
0–35%
0–43%
1
1–03%
1–17%
1–29%
1–37%
1–45%
2
2–02%
2–15%
2–26%
2–35%
2–43%
3
3–01%
3–13%
3–23%
3–33%
3–42%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–21%
4–31%
4–41%

Most likely 1–2 (9%) · grid covers 89% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
76%24%3.5
56%44%4.5
36%64%

Double chance

FC Magdeburg or draw
40%
FC Magdeburg or FC St. Pauli
81%
Draw or FC St. Pauli
78%

Winning margin

FC Magdeburg wins by 2+
9%
FC St. Pauli wins by 2+
39%

Team goals

FC Magdeburg 1+ goals
77%
FC Magdeburg 2+ goals
44%
FC Magdeburg 3+ goals
19%
FC St. Pauli 1+ goals
92%
FC St. Pauli 2+ goals
71%
FC St. Pauli 3+ goals
46%

Draw no bet

FC Magdeburg (draw refunded)
27%
FC St. Pauli (draw refunded)
73%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
64%
Both score & under 3
7%

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 Magdeburg at home — creates 0.75, concedes 2.50 · 4 matches

FC St. Pauli away — creates 2.56, concedes 2.22 · 9 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 Magdeburg attack 0.75 + FC St. Pauli defence 2.22 → ÷2 → 1.49

FC St. Pauli attack 2.56 + FC Magdeburg defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.53

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 60%?"

FC Magdeburg scores more
22%
level
19%
FC St. Pauli scores more
60%

FC St. Pauli at 60% 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 60% does not mean "FC St. Pauli 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

DFB Pokal: FC Magdeburg 2–3 FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli beat FC Magdeburg 3-2 in DFB Pokal on August 7, 2021.

The match was played at MDCC-Arena in Magdeburg.