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Helmond Sport vs Jong PSV U21Eerste Divisie 2018

Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
FT
22
HT: 21
Jong PSV U21
Jong PSV U21
1/19/2024Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie · Round 22GS Staalwerken Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 148+ matches

Helmond Sport43%
×Draw23%
Jong PSV U2134%
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.

Helmond Sport
1.73
Jong PSV U21
1.52

Helmond Sport creates 14% more chances

Season form · 148 home / 149 away

creates per match

Helmond Sport
1.39
Jong PSV U21
1.52

allows per match

Helmond Sport
1.51
Jong PSV U21
2.06

finishing

Helmond Sport+0.00on par
Jong PSV U21+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

64%Yes
  • Yes64
  • No36

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Helmond Sport

Jong PSV U21
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
107%
1110%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
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
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Helmond Sport or draw
66%
Helmond Sport or Jong PSV U21
77%
Draw or Jong PSV U21
57%

Winning margin

Helmond Sport wins by 2+
22%
Jong PSV U21 wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Helmond Sport 1+ goals
82%
Helmond Sport 2+ goals
52%
Helmond Sport 3+ goals
25%
Jong PSV U21 1+ goals
78%
Jong PSV U21 2+ goals
45%
Jong PSV U21 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Helmond Sport (draw refunded)
56%
Jong PSV U21 (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
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

Helmond Sport at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.51 · 148 matches

Jong PSV U21 awaycreates 1.52, concedes 2.06 · 149 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Helmond Sport attack 1.39 + Jong PSV U21 defence 2.06 → ÷2 → 1.73

Jong PSV U21 attack 1.52 + Helmond Sport defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.52

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 43%?"

Helmond Sport scores more
43%
level
23%
Jong PSV U21 scores more
34%

Helmond Sport at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Helmond Sport 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

Helmond Sport 2 – 2 Jong PSV U21

Helmond Sport and Jong PSV U21 drew 2-2 in Eerste Divisie on January 19, 2024.

The match was played at GS Staalwerken Stadion in Helmond.