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Leicester vs DoncasterChampionship 2022

Leicester
Leicester
FT
10
HT: 00
Doncaster
Doncaster
D. Nugent 75' (pen)
5/3/2014ChampionshipChampionship · Round 46King Power Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Leicester66%
×Draw21%
Doncaster14%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Leicester
1.95
Doncaster
0.75

Leicester creates 160% more chances

Season form · 54 home / 5 away

creates per match

Leicester
1.70
Doncaster
0.40

allows per match

Leicester
1.09
Doncaster
2.20

finishing

Leicester+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leicester

Doncaster
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
015%
022%
030%
040%
1
1013%
1110%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
316%
322%
331%
340%
4
404%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 95% 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

Leicester or draw
86%
Leicester or Doncaster
79%
Draw or Doncaster
34%

Winning margin

Leicester wins by 2+
40%
Doncaster wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Leicester 1+ goals
86%
Leicester 2+ goals
58%
Leicester 3+ goals
31%
Doncaster 1+ goals
53%
Doncaster 2+ goals
17%
Doncaster 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Leicester (draw refunded)
83%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Leicester at homecreates 1.70, concedes 1.09 · 54 matches

Doncaster awaycreates 0.40, concedes 2.20 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Leicester attack 1.70 + Doncaster defence 2.20 → ÷2 → 1.95

Doncaster attack 0.40 + Leicester defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 66%?"

Leicester scores more
66%
level
21%
Doncaster scores more
14%

Leicester at 66% 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 66% does not mean "Leicester 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.

Leicester
Doncaster
65'A. KnockaertK. Phillips
76'G. Taylor-FletcherL. Dyer
81'D. HammondA. King
82'E. StevensJ. Husband
84'B. SharpD. Furman
84'H. ForresterL. Neill

Doncaster substitutes

Match Recap: Leicester vs Doncaster

Leicester beat Doncaster 1-0 in Championship on May 3, 2014.

Goals: D. Nugent (75' pen).

The match was played at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Leicestershire.