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Nesebar vs Kariana ErdenSecond League 2018

9/15/2018Second LeagueSecond League · Round 7Gradski stadion (Nesebar)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Nesebar37%
×Draw27%
Kariana Erden36%
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.

Nesebar
1.25
Kariana Erden
1.23

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 34 home / 32 away

creates per match

Nesebar
1.09
Kariana Erden
1.09

allows per match

Nesebar
1.38
Kariana Erden
1.41

finishing

Nesebar+0.00on par
Kariana Erden+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Nesebar

Kariana Erden
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
026%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Nesebar or draw
64%
Nesebar or Kariana Erden
73%
Draw or Kariana Erden
63%

Winning margin

Nesebar wins by 2+
16%
Kariana Erden wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Nesebar 1+ goals
71%
Nesebar 2+ goals
36%
Nesebar 3+ goals
13%
Kariana Erden 1+ goals
71%
Kariana Erden 2+ goals
35%
Kariana Erden 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Nesebar (draw refunded)
51%
Kariana Erden (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Nesebar at homecreates 1.09, concedes 1.38 · 34 matches

Kariana Erden awaycreates 1.09, concedes 1.41 · 32 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Nesebar attack 1.09 + Kariana Erden defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.25

Kariana Erden attack 1.09 + Nesebar defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 37%?"

Nesebar scores more
37%
level
27%
Kariana Erden scores more
36%

Nesebar at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Nesebar 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

Nesebar 1 – 1 Kariana Erden

Nesebar and Kariana Erden drew 1-1 in Second League on September 15, 2018.

The match was played at Gradski stadion (Nesebar).