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Huesca vs Espanyol — La Liga 2018

Huesca
Huesca
FT
0 – 2
HT: 0 – 1
Espanyol
Espanyol
10/21/2018La LigaLa Liga · Round 9El Alcoraz

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Huesca42%
×Draw27%
Espanyol32%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Huesca
1.38
Espanyol
1.17

Huesca creates 18% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 100 away

creates per match

Huesca
1.08
Espanyol
0.99

allows per match

Huesca
1.34
Espanyol
1.67

finishing

Huesca+0.00on par
Espanyol+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Huesca ↓

Espanyol →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Huesca or draw
68%
Huesca or Espanyol
73%
Draw or Espanyol
58%

Winning margin

Huesca wins by 2+
19%
Espanyol wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Huesca 1+ goals
75%
Huesca 2+ goals
40%
Huesca 3+ goals
16%
Espanyol 1+ goals
69%
Espanyol 2+ goals
33%
Espanyol 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Huesca (draw refunded)
57%
Espanyol (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Huesca at home — creates 1.08, concedes 1.34 · 38 matches

Espanyol away — creates 0.99, concedes 1.67 · 100 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Huesca attack 1.08 + Espanyol defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.38

Espanyol attack 0.99 + Huesca defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 42%?"

Huesca scores more
42%
level
27%
Espanyol scores more
32%

Huesca at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Huesca 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

Match Recap: Huesca vs Espanyol

Espanyol beat Huesca 2-0 in La Liga on October 21, 2018.

The match was played at El Alcoraz in Huesca.