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Gent vs Antwerp — Jupiler Pro League 2018

Gent
Gent
FT
2 – 2
HT: 2 – 1
Antwerp
Antwerp
2/25/2024Jupiler Pro LeagueJupiler Pro League · Round 27Planet Group Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 15+ matches

Gent40%
×Draw25%
Antwerp35%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Gent
1.44
Antwerp
1.34

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 21 home / 15 away

creates per match

Gent
1.31
Antwerp
1.32

allows per match

Gent
1.36
Antwerp
1.56

finishing

Gent+0.07on par
Antwerp-0.39scores less

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Gent ↓

Antwerp →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–18%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–112%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Gent or draw
65%
Gent or Antwerp
75%
Draw or Antwerp
60%

Winning margin

Gent wins by 2+
19%
Antwerp wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Gent 1+ goals
76%
Gent 2+ goals
42%
Gent 3+ goals
18%
Antwerp 1+ goals
74%
Antwerp 2+ goals
39%
Antwerp 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Gent (draw refunded)
53%
Antwerp (draw refunded)
47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Gent at home — creates 1.31, concedes 1.36 · 21 matches

Antwerp away — creates 1.32, concedes 1.56 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Gent attack 1.31 + Antwerp defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.44

Antwerp attack 1.32 + Gent defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.34

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 40%?"

Gent scores more
40%
level
25%
Antwerp scores more
35%

Gent at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Gent 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

Gent 2 – 2 Antwerp

Gent and Antwerp drew 2-2 in Jupiler Pro League on February 25, 2024.

The match was played at Planet Group Arena in Gent.