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Italy U19 vs Montenegro U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

Italy U19
Italy U19
FT
30
HT: 20
Montenegro U19
Montenegro U19
L. Riccio 61'
J. Ekhator 45'
M. Mannini 23'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Italy U1967%
×Draw20%
Montenegro U1914%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Italy U19
2.11
Montenegro U19
0.82

Italy U19 creates 157% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 15 away

creates per match

Italy U19
2.75
Montenegro U19
1.00

allows per match

Italy U19
0.65
Montenegro U19
1.47

finishing

Italy U19+0.00on par
Montenegro U19+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Italy U19

Montenegro U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
014%
022%
030%
040%
1
1011%
119%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Italy U19 or draw
86%
Italy U19 or Montenegro U19
80%
Draw or Montenegro U19
33%

Winning margin

Italy U19 wins by 2+
43%
Montenegro U19 wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Italy U19 1+ goals
88%
Italy U19 2+ goals
62%
Italy U19 3+ goals
35%
Montenegro U19 1+ goals
56%
Montenegro U19 2+ goals
20%
Montenegro U19 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Italy U19 (draw refunded)
83%
Montenegro U19 (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Italy U19 at homecreates 2.75, concedes 0.65 · 20 matches

Montenegro U19 awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.47 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Italy U19 attack 2.75 + Montenegro U19 defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 2.11

Montenegro U19 attack 1.00 + Italy U19 defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 0.82

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 67%?"

Italy U19 scores more
67%
level
20%
Montenegro U19 scores more
14%

Italy U19 at 67% 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 67% does not mean "Italy U19 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.

Italy
Montenegro
A. Bollini
Manager: A. Bollini
67'M. RomanoE. Sala
76'L. MendicinoJ. Ekhator
76'S. FiniV. Magni
90+3'D. SiaM. Mannini
90+2'M. CocchiF. Pagnucco

Italy U19 substitutes

G. Perišić
Manager: G. Perišić
62'D. ĆetkovićA. Kostić
71'F. PerovićM. Tadić
77'L. ZlatičaninA. Bulatović
78'L. ŠekularacA. Camaj

Match Recap: Italy U19 vs Montenegro U19

Italy U19 beat Montenegro U19 3-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on November 13, 2024.

Goals: M. Mannini (23'), J. Ekhator (45'), L. Riccio (61').

The match was played at Gipedo Archanes in Archanes.