FK Zalgiris Vilnius 3–1 Linfield: Result & Stats

FK Zalgiris Vilnius

FT

3 – 1

HT: 2 – 0

Linfield

7/6/2021

UEFA Champions League · 1st Qualifying RoundVilniaus LFF stadionas

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

FK Zalgiris Vilnius62%

×Draw22%

Linfield17%

✓ 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.

FK Zalgiris VilniusExpected goals in this matchLinfield

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.

1.93

0.88

FK Zalgiris Vilnius

1.93

Linfield

0.88

FK Zalgiris Vilnius creates 119% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 8 away

1.60

creates per match

0.75

1.00

allows per match

2.25

creates per match

FK Zalgiris Vilnius

1.60

Linfield

0.75

allows per match

FK Zalgiris Vilnius

1.00

Linfield

2.25

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

FK Zalgiris Vilnius+0.00on par

Linfield+0.00on par

Total goals

Over53
Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FK Zalgiris Vilnius ↓

Linfield →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–15%

0–22%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–110%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–07%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

53%47%3.5

31%69%4.5

15%85%

Double chance

FK Zalgiris Vilnius or draw

83%

FK Zalgiris Vilnius or Linfield

78%

Draw or Linfield

38%

Winning margin

FK Zalgiris Vilnius wins by 2+

37%

Linfield wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

FK Zalgiris Vilnius 1+ goals

85%

FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2+ goals

57%

FK Zalgiris Vilnius 3+ goals

30%

Linfield 1+ goals

59%

Linfield 2+ goals

22%

Linfield 3+ goals

6%

Draw no bet

FK Zalgiris Vilnius (draw refunded)

79%

Linfield (draw refunded)

21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

Both score & under 3

10%

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 Zalgiris Vilnius at home — creates 1.60, concedes 1.00 · 5 matches

Linfield away — creates 0.75, concedes 2.25 · 8 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 Zalgiris Vilnius attack 1.60 + Linfield defence 2.25 → ÷2 → 1.93

Linfield attack 0.75 + FK Zalgiris Vilnius defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.88

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 62%?"

FK Zalgiris Vilnius scores more

62%

level

22%

Linfield scores more

17%

FK Zalgiris Vilnius at 62% 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 62% does not mean "FK Zalgiris Vilnius 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