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Italy U19 vs Slovenia U19UEFA U19 Championship 2019

9/2/2020UEFA U19 ChampionshipUEFA U19 Championship · Elite Round - 2Stadio di Monteortone

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Italy U1950%
×Draw23%
Slovenia U1927%
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
1.76
Slovenia U19
1.24

Italy U19 creates 42% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 5 away

creates per match

Italy U19
2.13
Slovenia U19
1.60

allows per match

Italy U19
0.88
Slovenia U19
1.40

finishing

Italy U19+0.00on par
Slovenia U19+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Italy U19

Slovenia U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
032%
040%
1
109%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Italy U19 or draw
73%
Italy U19 or Slovenia U19
77%
Draw or Slovenia U19
50%

Winning margin

Italy U19 wins by 2+
27%
Slovenia U19 wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Italy U19 1+ goals
83%
Italy U19 2+ goals
52%
Italy U19 3+ goals
26%
Slovenia U19 1+ goals
71%
Slovenia U19 2+ goals
35%
Slovenia U19 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Italy U19 (draw refunded)
65%
Slovenia U19 (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 2.13, concedes 0.88 · 16 matches

Slovenia U19 awaycreates 1.60, concedes 1.40 · 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

Italy U19 attack 2.13 + Slovenia U19 defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.76

Slovenia U19 attack 1.60 + Italy U19 defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.24

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 50%?"

Italy U19 scores more
50%
level
23%
Slovenia U19 scores more
27%

Italy U19 at 50% 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 50% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Italy U19 vs Slovenia U19 — Match Preview

Italy U19 face Slovenia U19 on September 2, 2020 in this UEFA U19 Championship fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Italy U19 host Slovenia U19 at Stadio di Monteortone.

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