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Hartlepool vs Leyton OrientLeague Two 2018

Hartlepool
Hartlepool
FT
11
HT: 00
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
P. Smyth 48'
3/25/2023League TwoLeague Two · Round 38The Suit Direct Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 82+ matches

Hartlepool36%
×Draw27%
Leyton Orient37%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.

Hartlepool
1.20
Leyton Orient
1.23

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 82 home / 94 away

creates per match

Hartlepool
1.20
Leyton Orient
1.17

allows per match

Hartlepool
1.30
Leyton Orient
1.20

finishing

Hartlepool+0.00on par
Leyton Orient+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hartlepool

Leyton Orient
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Hartlepool or draw
63%
Hartlepool or Leyton Orient
73%
Draw or Leyton Orient
64%

Winning margin

Hartlepool wins by 2+
15%
Leyton Orient wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Hartlepool 1+ goals
70%
Hartlepool 2+ goals
34%
Hartlepool 3+ goals
12%
Leyton Orient 1+ goals
71%
Leyton Orient 2+ goals
35%
Leyton Orient 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Hartlepool (draw refunded)
49%
Leyton Orient (draw refunded)
51%

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

Hartlepool at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.30 · 82 matches

Leyton Orient awaycreates 1.17, concedes 1.20 · 94 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hartlepool attack 1.20 + Leyton Orient defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.20

Leyton Orient attack 1.17 + Hartlepool defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 37%?"

Hartlepool scores more
36%
level
27%
Leyton Orient scores more
37%

Leyton Orient at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Leyton Orient 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.

Player of the match

7
P. SmythLeyton OrientLeyton Orient · M
7.9

Possession

53%Hartlepool

Shots

11Hartlepool

Pass accuracy

50%Hartlepool

Statistics

HartlepoolLeyton
Overview
53%Possession47%
11Total Shots8
3Corners6
5Fouls18
Shots
11Total Shots8
4On Target2
5Off Target4
2Blocked2
8Inside Box5
3Outside Box3
Passing
53%Possession47%
352Total Passes327
222Accurate Passes202
63%Pass Accuracy62%
Goalkeeping
1Saves3
Discipline
5Fouls18
0Yellow Cards3
1Offsides1

League Two: Hartlepool 1–1 Leyton Orient

Hartlepool and Leyton Orient drew 1-1 in League Two on March 25, 2023.

Goals: P. Smyth (48'), C. Jennings (81').

Hartlepool controlled possession (53%) and registered 11 shots to 8.

The match was played at The Suit Direct Stadium in Hartlepool, County Durham.