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Golden State Force vs San Francisco CityUSL League Two 2018

6/22/2019USL League TwoUSL League Two · Round 1Rio Hondo College Soccer Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Golden State Force48%
×Draw23%
San Francisco City29%
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.

Golden State Force
1.84
San Francisco City
1.39

Golden State Force creates 32% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 37 away

creates per match

Golden State Force
1.92
San Francisco City
1.86

allows per match

Golden State Force
0.92
San Francisco City
1.76

finishing

Golden State Force+0.00on par
San Francisco City+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Golden State Force

San Francisco City
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
107%
1110%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
63%37%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Golden State Force or draw
71%
Golden State Force or San Francisco City
77%
Draw or San Francisco City
52%

Winning margin

Golden State Force wins by 2+
26%
San Francisco City wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Golden State Force 1+ goals
84%
Golden State Force 2+ goals
55%
Golden State Force 3+ goals
28%
San Francisco City 1+ goals
75%
San Francisco City 2+ goals
40%
San Francisco City 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Golden State Force (draw refunded)
62%
San Francisco City (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
53%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Golden State Force at homecreates 1.92, concedes 0.92 · 12 matches

San Francisco City awaycreates 1.86, concedes 1.76 · 37 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Golden State Force attack 1.92 + San Francisco City defence 1.76 → ÷2 → 1.84

San Francisco City attack 1.86 + Golden State Force defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.39

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 48%?"

Golden State Force scores more
48%
level
23%
San Francisco City scores more
29%

Golden State Force at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Golden State Force 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

USL League Two: Golden State Force 5–0 San Francisco City

Golden State Force beat San Francisco City 5-0 in USL League Two on June 22, 2019.

The match was played at Rio Hondo College Soccer Field.