GAZ Metan Medias 1–2 FC Botosani: Result & Stats

GAZ Metan Medias

FT

1 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

FC Botosani

10/23/2020

Liga I · Round 8Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 77+ matches

GAZ Metan Medias41%

×Draw27%

FC Botosani31%

✓ 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.

GAZ Metan MediasExpected goals in this matchFC Botosani

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.

1.32

1.11

GAZ Metan Medias

1.32

FC Botosani

1.11

GAZ Metan Medias creates 19% more chances

Season form · 77 home / 157 away

1.23

creates per match

1.02

1.21

allows per match

1.41

creates per match

GAZ Metan Medias

1.23

FC Botosani

1.02

allows per match

GAZ Metan Medias

1.21

FC Botosani

1.41

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

GAZ Metan Medias+0.00on par

FC Botosani+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

GAZ Metan Medias ↓

FC Botosani →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

70%30%2.5

44%56%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

GAZ Metan Medias or draw

69%

GAZ Metan Medias or FC Botosani

73%

Draw or FC Botosani

59%

Winning margin

GAZ Metan Medias wins by 2+

19%

FC Botosani wins by 2+

12%

Team goals

GAZ Metan Medias 1+ goals

73%

GAZ Metan Medias 2+ goals

38%

GAZ Metan Medias 3+ goals

15%

FC Botosani 1+ goals

67%

FC Botosani 2+ goals

30%

FC Botosani 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

GAZ Metan Medias (draw refunded)

57%

FC Botosani (draw refunded)

43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

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

GAZ Metan Medias at home — creates 1.23, concedes 1.21 · 77 matches

FC Botosani away — creates 1.02, concedes 1.41 · 157 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

GAZ Metan Medias attack 1.23 + FC Botosani defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.32

FC Botosani attack 1.02 + GAZ Metan Medias defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.11

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 41%?"

GAZ Metan Medias scores more

41%

level

27%

FC Botosani scores more

31%

GAZ Metan Medias at 41% 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 41% does not mean "GAZ Metan Medias 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