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Guangzhou R&F vs Suzhou DongwuFA Cup 2019

Guangzhou R&F
Guangzhou R&F
FT
61
HT: 30
Suzhou Dongwu
Suzhou Dongwu
Song Wenjie 68', 51'
R. Zivkovic 54', 31'
Renatinho 43', 25'
Tang Chuang 90+1'
11/29/2020FA CupFA Cup · 2nd RoundJiangyin Sports Park Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Guangzhou R&F54%
×Draw20%
Suzhou Dongwu25%
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.

Guangzhou R&F
2.25
Suzhou Dongwu
1.50

Guangzhou R&F creates 50% more chances

Season form · 3 home / 6 away

creates per match

Guangzhou R&F
3.00
Suzhou Dongwu
1.67

allows per match

Guangzhou R&F
1.33
Suzhou Dongwu
1.50

finishing

Guangzhou R&F+0.00on par
Suzhou Dongwu+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Over
  • Over72
  • Under28

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

69%Yes
  • Yes69
  • No31

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Guangzhou R&F

Suzhou Dongwu
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
014%
023%
031%
041%
1
105%
118%
126%
133%
141%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
305%
317%
325%
333%
341%
4
403%
414%
423%
431%
441%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
72%28%3.5
51%49%4.5
32%68%

Double chance

Guangzhou R&F or draw
75%
Guangzhou R&F or Suzhou Dongwu
80%
Draw or Suzhou Dongwu
46%

Winning margin

Guangzhou R&F wins by 2+
33%
Suzhou Dongwu wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Guangzhou R&F 1+ goals
89%
Guangzhou R&F 2+ goals
65%
Guangzhou R&F 3+ goals
39%
Suzhou Dongwu 1+ goals
78%
Suzhou Dongwu 2+ goals
44%
Suzhou Dongwu 3+ goals
19%

Draw no bet

Guangzhou R&F (draw refunded)
68%
Suzhou Dongwu (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
61%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

Guangzhou R&F at homecreates 3.00, concedes 1.33 · 3 matches

Suzhou Dongwu awaycreates 1.67, concedes 1.50 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Guangzhou R&F attack 3.00 + Suzhou Dongwu defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 2.25

Suzhou Dongwu attack 1.67 + Guangzhou R&F defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.50

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 54%?"

Guangzhou R&F scores more
54%
level
20%
Suzhou Dongwu scores more
25%

Guangzhou R&F at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Guangzhou R&F 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.

Guangzhou
Suzhou
62'Lu LinChang Feiya
62'Wu ChengruR. Zivkovic
62'Chen ZhizhaoRenatinho
71'Wang PengYe Chugui
G. White
Manager: G. White
46'Tang ChuangZheng Yi
65'Chris ShimbayevTan Fucheng
73'Abas'haji AwutGou Junchen
85'Jin ShangJ. Iloki
85'Huang LeiZhang Jingzhe

Suzhou Dongwu substitutes

Guangzhou R&F 6 – 1 Suzhou Dongwu

Guangzhou R&F beat Suzhou Dongwu 6-1 in FA Cup on November 29, 2020.

Goals: Renatinho (25', 43'), R. Zivkovic (31', 54'), Song Wenjie (51', 68'), Tang Chuang (90+1').

The match was played at Jiangyin Sports Park Stadium in Jiangyin.