Fola Esch vs RM Hamm Benfica — National Division 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 52+ matches
Fola Esch59%
RM Hamm Benfica21%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.
Fola Esch creates 79% more chances
Season form · 100 home / 52 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over65
- Under35
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes62
- No38
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Fola Esch ↓
Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines
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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
Fola Esch at home — creates 2.00, concedes 1.28 · 100 matches
RM Hamm Benfica away — creates 1.13, concedes 2.35 · 52 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Fola Esch attack 2.00 + RM Hamm Benfica defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 2.17
RM Hamm Benfica attack 1.13 + Fola Esch defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.21
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 59%?"
Fola Esch at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Fola Esch 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.
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
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FC Differdange 03
US Mondorf-les-bains
UNA Strassen
F91 Dudelange
AS Jeunesse Esch
Racing FC Union Luxembourg
UN Kaerjeng 97
US Hostert
Victoria Rosport
Progres Niederkorn
Swift Hesperange
Jeunesse Canach
Mamer
Union Titus Petange
Rodange 91
Résidence Walferdange
WiltzIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Fola Esch host RM Hamm Benfica on Sunday, 17 October 2021 at 14:00. The match is part of the National Division 2018/2019 season.
National Division: Fola Esch 2–1 RM Hamm Benfica
Fola Esch beat RM Hamm Benfica 2-1 in National Division on October 17, 2021.
Goals: D. Ahmetxhekaj (16'), J. Diallo (39'), T. Oliveira (86').
The match was played at Stade Émile Mayrisch in Esch-sur-Alzette.