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FK Ventspils vs Jelgava — Virsliga 2019

FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 1
Jelgava
Jelgava
5/8/2019VirsligaVirsliga · Round 11Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā (Ventspils)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 29+ matches

FK Ventspils55%
×Draw25%
Jelgava21%
✓ 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 Ventspils
1.64
Jelgava
0.90

FK Ventspils creates 82% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 29 away

creates per match

FK Ventspils
1.62
Jelgava
0.83

allows per match

FK Ventspils
0.97
Jelgava
1.66

finishing

FK Ventspils+0.00on par
Jelgava+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FK Ventspils ↓

Jelgava →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–112%
1–25%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–011%
2–110%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

FK Ventspils or draw
79%
FK Ventspils or Jelgava
75%
Draw or Jelgava
45%

Winning margin

FK Ventspils wins by 2+
30%
Jelgava wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

FK Ventspils 1+ goals
81%
FK Ventspils 2+ goals
49%
FK Ventspils 3+ goals
23%
Jelgava 1+ goals
59%
Jelgava 2+ goals
23%
Jelgava 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

FK Ventspils (draw refunded)
73%
Jelgava (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
12%

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 Ventspils at home — creates 1.62, concedes 0.97 · 34 matches

Jelgava away — creates 0.83, concedes 1.66 · 29 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 Ventspils attack 1.62 + Jelgava defence 1.66 → ÷2 → 1.64

Jelgava attack 0.83 + FK Ventspils defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.90

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 55%?"

FK Ventspils scores more
55%
level
25%
Jelgava scores more
21%

FK Ventspils at 55% 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 55% does not mean "FK Ventspils 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

Match Recap: FK Ventspils vs Jelgava

FK Ventspils and Jelgava drew 1-1 in Virsliga on May 8, 2019.

The match was played at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā (Ventspils).