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France U19 vs Albania U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

France U19
France U19
FT
40
HT: 30
Albania U19
Albania U19
L. Tchaouna 64' (pen)
M. Abline 40', 35'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

France U1983%
×Draw13%
Albania U195%
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.

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.

France U19
2.54
Albania U19
0.44

France U19 creates 477% more chances

Season form · 21 home / 10 away

creates per match

France U19
2.29
Albania U19
0.40

allows per match

France U19
0.48
Albania U19
2.80

finishing

France U19+0.00on par
Albania U19+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%No
  • No67
  • Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

France U19

Albania U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
012%
020%
030%
040%
1
1013%
116%
121%
130%
140%
2
2017%
217%
222%
230%
240%
3
3014%
316%
321%
330%
340%
4
409%
414%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (17%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

France U19 or draw
95%
France U19 or Albania U19
87%
Draw or Albania U19
17%

Winning margin

France U19 wins by 2+
61%
Albania U19 wins by 2+
1%

Team goals

France U19 1+ goals
92%
France U19 2+ goals
72%
France U19 3+ goals
46%
Albania U19 1+ goals
36%
Albania U19 2+ goals
7%
Albania U19 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

France U19 (draw refunded)
95%
Albania U19 (draw refunded)
5%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
Both score & under 3
6%

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

France U19 at homecreates 2.29, concedes 0.48 · 21 matches

Albania U19 awaycreates 0.40, concedes 2.80 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

France U19 attack 2.29 + Albania U19 defence 2.80 → ÷2 → 2.54

Albania U19 attack 0.40 + France U19 defence 0.48 → ÷2 → 0.44

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 83%?"

France U19 scores more
83%
level
13%
Albania U19 scores more
5%

France U19 at 83% 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 83% does not mean "France U19 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.

France
Albania
L. Chauvin
Manager: L. Chauvin
66'E. WahiM. Abline
66'M. AdelineE. Michut
69'L. CisséA. Virginius
80'A. DioufW. Bondo
80'S. Ben SeghirA. Ba
A. Cungu
Manager: A. Cungu
46'C. ShpendiS. Shpendi
46'D. HysajP. Pjeshka
58'E. ZenelajR. Alivoda
66'S. BiboA. Mata
88'Z. ArapiK. Dervishi

Albania U19 substitutes

France U19 4 – 0 Albania U19

France U19 beat Albania U19 4-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on November 10, 2021.

Goals: A. Virginius (28'), M. Abline (35', 40'), L. Tchaouna (64' pen).

The match was played at Arena Egnatia in Rrogozhinë.