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FK Sokol Saratov vs Balashikha — Second League - Group 3 2020

FK Sokol Saratov
FK Sokol Saratov
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Balashikha
Balashikha
8/14/2022Second League - Group 3Second League - Group 3 · Group 3 - 6Stadion Lokomotiv

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

FK Sokol Saratov70%
×Draw20%
Balashikha11%
✓ 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.

FK Sokol Saratov
2.00
Balashikha
0.62

FK Sokol Saratov creates 223% more chances

Season form · 48 home / 17 away

creates per match

FK Sokol Saratov
1.75
Balashikha
0.47

allows per match

FK Sokol Saratov
0.77
Balashikha
2.24

finishing

FK Sokol Saratov+0.00on par
Balashikha+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FK Sokol Saratov ↓

Balashikha →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–15%
0–21%
0–30%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–19%
1–23%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–015%
2–19%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–010%
3–16%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–05%
4–13%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
48%52%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

FK Sokol Saratov or draw
89%
FK Sokol Saratov or Balashikha
80%
Draw or Balashikha
30%

Winning margin

FK Sokol Saratov wins by 2+
44%
Balashikha wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

FK Sokol Saratov 1+ goals
86%
FK Sokol Saratov 2+ goals
59%
FK Sokol Saratov 3+ goals
32%
Balashikha 1+ goals
46%
Balashikha 2+ goals
13%
Balashikha 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

FK Sokol Saratov (draw refunded)
87%
Balashikha (draw refunded)
13%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

FK Sokol Saratov at home — creates 1.75, concedes 0.77 · 48 matches

Balashikha away — creates 0.47, concedes 2.24 · 17 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

FK Sokol Saratov attack 1.75 + Balashikha defence 2.24 → ÷2 → 2.00

Balashikha attack 0.47 + FK Sokol Saratov defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 0.62

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 70%?"

FK Sokol Saratov scores more
70%
level
20%
Balashikha scores more
11%

FK Sokol Saratov at 70% 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 70% does not mean "FK Sokol Saratov 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

Second League - Group 3: FK Sokol Saratov 1–0 Balashikha

FK Sokol Saratov beat Balashikha 1-0 in Second League - Group 3 on August 14, 2022.

The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv in Saratov.