Forres Mechanics 1–4 Brora Rangers: Result & Stats

Forres Mechanics

FT

1 – 4

HT: 1 – 1

Brora Rangers

M. McLauchlan 27'

J. Wallace 73', 66'

M. Nicolson 47'

M. Ewan 21'

8/7/2024

League #730 · Highland League - 3Mosset Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

Forres Mechanics4%

×Draw8%

Brora Rangers87%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.2%

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: 50.2% 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.

Forres MechanicsExpected goals in this matchBrora Rangers

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.

0.76

3.68

Forres Mechanics

0.76

Brora Rangers

3.68

Brora Rangers creates 384% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 23 away

0.29

creates per match

3.22

4.14

allows per match

1.22

creates per match

Forres Mechanics

0.29

Brora Rangers

3.22

allows per match

Forres Mechanics

4.14

Brora Rangers

1.22

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Forres Mechanics+0.00on par

Brora Rangers+0.00on par

Total goals

Over80
Under20

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Forres Mechanics ↓

Brora Rangers →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–01%

0–15%

0–29%

0–311%

0–410%

1

1–01%

1–14%

1–27%

1–38%

1–47%

2

2–00%

2–11%

2–23%

2–33%

2–43%

3

3–00%

3–10%

3–21%

3–31%

3–41%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–3 (11%) · grid covers 75% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

99%1%1.5

93%7%2.5

80%20%3.5

62%38%4.5

41%59%

Double chance

Forres Mechanics or draw

13%

Forres Mechanics or Brora Rangers

92%

Draw or Brora Rangers

96%

Winning margin

Forres Mechanics wins by 2+

1%

Brora Rangers wins by 2+

72%

Team goals

Forres Mechanics 1+ goals

53%

Forres Mechanics 2+ goals

18%

Forres Mechanics 3+ goals

4%

Brora Rangers 1+ goals

97%

Brora Rangers 2+ goals

87%

Brora Rangers 3+ goals

69%

Draw no bet

Forres Mechanics (draw refunded)

5%

Brora Rangers (draw refunded)

95%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

48%

Both score & under 3

4%

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

Forres Mechanics at home — creates 0.29, concedes 4.14 · 7 matches

Brora Rangers away — creates 3.22, concedes 1.22 · 23 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Forres Mechanics attack 0.29 + Brora Rangers defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 0.76

Brora Rangers attack 3.22 + Forres Mechanics defence 4.14 → ÷2 → 3.68

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 87%?"

Forres Mechanics scores more

4%

level

8%

Brora Rangers scores more

87%

Brora Rangers at 87% 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 87% does not mean "Brora Rangers 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

21'

27'

47'

66'

73'

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff