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Forfar Athletic vs Brora RangersLeague Cup 2018

Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic
Pens
33
HT: 11
Brora Rangers
Brora Rangers
11/10/2020League CupLeague Cup · Group Stage - 6Station Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Forfar Athletic67%
×Draw19%
Brora Rangers14%
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.

Forfar Athletic
2.18
Brora Rangers
0.88

Forfar Athletic creates 148% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 6 away

creates per match

Forfar Athletic
1.36
Brora Rangers
0.33

allows per match

Forfar Athletic
1.43
Brora Rangers
3.00

finishing

Forfar Athletic+0.00on par
Brora Rangers+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Forfar Athletic

Brora Rangers
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
014%
022%
031%
040%
1
1010%
119%
124%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (11%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Forfar Athletic or draw
86%
Forfar Athletic or Brora Rangers
81%
Draw or Brora Rangers
33%

Winning margin

Forfar Athletic wins by 2+
43%
Brora Rangers wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Forfar Athletic 1+ goals
89%
Forfar Athletic 2+ goals
64%
Forfar Athletic 3+ goals
37%
Brora Rangers 1+ goals
59%
Brora Rangers 2+ goals
22%
Brora Rangers 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Forfar Athletic (draw refunded)
83%
Brora Rangers (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

Forfar Athletic at homecreates 1.36, concedes 1.43 · 14 matches

Brora Rangers awaycreates 0.33, concedes 3.00 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Forfar Athletic attack 1.36 + Brora Rangers defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 2.18

Brora Rangers attack 0.33 + Forfar Athletic defence 1.43 → ÷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 67%?"

Forfar Athletic scores more
67%
level
19%
Brora Rangers scores more
14%

Forfar Athletic at 67% 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 67% does not mean "Forfar Athletic 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

Forfar Athletic 3 – 3 Brora Rangers

Forfar Athletic and Brora Rangers drew 3-3 in League Cup on November 10, 2020.

The match was played at Station Park in Forfar.