France U19 vs Republic of Ireland U19 — Friendlies 2018
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Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
France U1970%
Republic of Ireland U1914%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 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: 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.
France U19 creates 138% more chances
Season form · 3 home / 4 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over75
- Under25
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes65
- No35
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
France U19 ↓
Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 86% of scorelines
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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
France U19 at home — creates 3.33, concedes 1.33 · 3 matches
Republic of Ireland U19 away — creates 1.00, concedes 2.25 · 4 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
France U19 attack 3.33 + Republic of Ireland U19 defence 2.25 → ÷2 → 2.79
Republic of Ireland U19 attack 1.00 + France U19 defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.17
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 70%?"
France U19 at 70% 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 70% 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.
Head to Head
France U19 host Republic of Ireland U19 on Friday, 5 September 2025 at 14:00. The match is part of the Friendlies 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: France U19 vs Republic of Ireland U19
France U19 beat Republic of Ireland U19 4-1 in Friendlies on September 5, 2025.