FK Sokol Saratov vs Baltika — First League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 52+ matches
FK Sokol Saratov25%
Baltika46%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Baltika creates 48% more chances
Season form · 52 home / 109 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under66
- Over34
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No60
- Yes40
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
FK Sokol Saratov ↓
Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
FK Sokol Saratov at home — creates 0.67, concedes 1.13 · 52 matches
Baltika away — creates 1.34, concedes 1.00 · 109 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
FK Sokol Saratov attack 0.67 + Baltika defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.83
Baltika attack 1.34 + FK Sokol Saratov defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.23
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 46%?"
Baltika at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Baltika 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.
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FK Sokol Saratov host Baltika on Sunday, 30 October 2016 at 14:00. The match is part of the First League 2018/2019 season.
First League: FK Sokol Saratov 1–0 Baltika
FK Sokol Saratov beat Baltika 1-0 in First League on October 30, 2016.
Goals: A. Dudolev (9').
The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv (Saratov).