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Greece U19 vs Republic of Ireland U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

L. Smyrlis 48'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Greece U1944%
×Draw26%
Republic of Ireland U1930%
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.

Greece U19
1.48
Republic of Ireland U19
1.19

Greece U19 creates 24% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 10 away

creates per match

Greece U19
1.47
Republic of Ireland U19
1.30

allows per match

Greece U19
1.07
Republic of Ireland U19
1.50

finishing

Greece U19+0.00on par
Republic of Ireland U19+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Greece U19

Republic of Ireland U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Greece U19 or draw
70%
Greece U19 or Republic of Ireland U19
74%
Draw or Republic of Ireland U19
56%

Winning margin

Greece U19 wins by 2+
21%
Republic of Ireland U19 wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Greece U19 1+ goals
77%
Greece U19 2+ goals
43%
Greece U19 3+ goals
19%
Republic of Ireland U19 1+ goals
70%
Republic of Ireland U19 2+ goals
33%
Republic of Ireland U19 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Greece U19 (draw refunded)
59%
Republic of Ireland U19 (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Greece U19 at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.07 · 15 matches

Republic of Ireland U19 awaycreates 1.30, concedes 1.50 · 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

Greece U19 attack 1.47 + Republic of Ireland U19 defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.48

Republic of Ireland U19 attack 1.30 + Greece U19 defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 44%?"

Greece U19 scores more
44%
level
26%
Republic of Ireland U19 scores more
30%

Greece U19 at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Greece 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.

Greece
Republic
T. Theos
Manager: T. Theos
41'N. DeligiannisE. Tasiouras
46'C. StavropoulosS. Tzimas
46'L. SmyrlisZ. Tsikos
64'V. NikolaouA. Symeonidis
78'G. KyriopoulosK. Goumas
T. Mohan
Manager: T. Mohan
63'J. FerizajH. Vaughan
63'S. MooreK. Zefi
75'F. UmehT. Lonergan
86'M. O’MahonyR. Vata

Republic of Ireland U19 substitutes

Match Recap: Greece U19 vs Republic of Ireland U19

Greece U19 beat Republic of Ireland U19 1-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on March 28, 2023.

Goals: L. Smyrlis (48').

The match was played at Ferrycarrig Park in Newcastle, Crossabeg.