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FC Porto vs VizelaPrimeira Liga 2018

FC Porto
FC Porto
FT
20
HT: 10
Vizela
Vizela
2/5/2023Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga · Round 19Estádio Do Dragão

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 52+ matches

FC Porto67%
×Draw20%
Vizela13%
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 Porto
2.09
Vizela
0.81

FC Porto creates 158% more chances

Season form · 136 home / 52 away

creates per match

FC Porto
2.40
Vizela
1.02

allows per match

FC Porto
0.61
Vizela
1.79

finishing

FC Porto+0.00on par
Vizela+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Porto

Vizela
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
014%
022%
030%
040%
1
1012%
119%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
33%67%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

FC Porto or draw
87%
FC Porto or Vizela
80%
Draw or Vizela
33%

Winning margin

FC Porto wins by 2+
42%
Vizela wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

FC Porto 1+ goals
88%
FC Porto 2+ goals
62%
FC Porto 3+ goals
34%
Vizela 1+ goals
56%
Vizela 2+ goals
19%
Vizela 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

FC Porto (draw refunded)
83%
Vizela (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
9%

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 Porto at homecreates 2.40, concedes 0.61 · 136 matches

Vizela awaycreates 1.02, concedes 1.79 · 52 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 Porto attack 2.40 + Vizela defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 2.09

Vizela attack 1.02 + FC Porto defence 0.61 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 67%?"

FC Porto scores more
67%
level
20%
Vizela scores more
13%

FC Porto at 67% 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 67% does not mean "FC Porto 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 Porto 2 – 0 Vizela

FC Porto beat Vizela 2-0 in Primeira Liga on February 5, 2023.

The match was played at Estádio Do Dragão in Porto.