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Inter vs Sampdoria — Serie A 2018

Inter
Inter
FT
5 – 1
HT: 3 – 1
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
5/8/2021Serie ASerie A · Round 35Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 94+ matches

Inter61%
×Draw21%
Sampdoria18%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Inter
2.00
Sampdoria
0.98

Inter creates 104% more chances

Season form · 135 home / 94 away

creates per match

Inter
2.19
Sampdoria
1.10

allows per match

Inter
0.85
Sampdoria
1.81

finishing

Inter+0.00on par
Sampdoria+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Inter ↓

Sampdoria →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–15%
0–22%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–010%
1–110%
1–25%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–07%
3–17%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Inter or draw
82%
Inter or Sampdoria
79%
Draw or Sampdoria
39%

Winning margin

Inter wins by 2+
37%
Sampdoria wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Inter 1+ goals
86%
Inter 2+ goals
59%
Inter 3+ goals
32%
Sampdoria 1+ goals
62%
Sampdoria 2+ goals
26%
Sampdoria 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Inter (draw refunded)
77%
Sampdoria (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Inter at home — creates 2.19, concedes 0.85 · 135 matches

Sampdoria away — creates 1.10, concedes 1.81 · 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

Inter attack 2.19 + Sampdoria defence 1.81 → ÷2 → 2.00

Sampdoria attack 1.10 + Inter defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 61%?"

Inter scores more
61%
level
21%
Sampdoria scores more
18%

Inter at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Inter 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

Serie A: Inter 5–1 Sampdoria

Inter beat Sampdoria 5-1 in Serie A on May 8, 2021.

The match was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano.