JEF United Chiba 2–0 Kyoto Sanga: Result & Stats

JEF United Chiba

FT

2 – 0

HT: 2 – 0

Kyoto Sanga

3/25/2018

J2 League · Round 6Fukuda Denshi Arena (Chiba)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 89+ matches

JEF United Chiba40%

×Draw27%

Kyoto Sanga34%

✓ 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.

JEF United ChibaExpected goals in this matchKyoto Sanga

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.

1.34

1.22

JEF United Chiba

1.34

Kyoto Sanga

1.22

JEF United Chiba creates 10% more chances

Season form · 167 home / 89 away

1.48

creates per match

1.19

1.25

allows per match

1.21

creates per match

JEF United Chiba

1.48

Kyoto Sanga

1.19

allows per match

JEF United Chiba

1.25

Kyoto Sanga

1.21

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

JEF United Chiba+0.00on par

Kyoto Sanga+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

JEF United Chiba ↓

Kyoto Sanga →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

JEF United Chiba or draw

66%

JEF United Chiba or Kyoto Sanga

73%

Draw or Kyoto Sanga

60%

Winning margin

JEF United Chiba wins by 2+

18%

Kyoto Sanga wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

JEF United Chiba 1+ goals

74%

JEF United Chiba 2+ goals

39%

JEF United Chiba 3+ goals

15%

Kyoto Sanga 1+ goals

70%

Kyoto Sanga 2+ goals

34%

Kyoto Sanga 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

JEF United Chiba (draw refunded)

54%

Kyoto Sanga (draw refunded)

46%

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

JEF United Chiba at home — creates 1.48, concedes 1.25 · 167 matches

Kyoto Sanga away — creates 1.19, concedes 1.21 · 89 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

JEF United Chiba attack 1.48 + Kyoto Sanga defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.34

Kyoto Sanga attack 1.19 + JEF United Chiba defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.22

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 40%?"

JEF United Chiba scores more

40%

level

27%

Kyoto Sanga scores more

34%

JEF United Chiba at 40% 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 40% does not mean "JEF United Chiba 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