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JS Saoura vs USM Bel Abbes — Ligue 1 2018

JS Saoura
JS Saoura
FT
2 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
USM Bel Abbes
USM Bel Abbes
12/19/2020Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 4Stade du 20 Août 1955

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

JS Saoura65%
×Draw23%
USM Bel Abbes12%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

JS Saoura
1.75
USM Bel Abbes
0.61

JS Saoura creates 187% more chances

Season form · 109 home / 46 away

creates per match

JS Saoura
1.77
USM Bel Abbes
0.61

allows per match

JS Saoura
0.62
USM Bel Abbes
1.74

finishing

JS Saoura+0.00on par
USM Bel Abbes+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

JS Saoura ↓

USM Bel Abbes →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–16%
0–22%
0–30%
0–40%
1
1–017%
1–110%
1–23%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–014%
2–19%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–08%
3–15%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–04%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

JS Saoura or draw
88%
JS Saoura or USM Bel Abbes
77%
Draw or USM Bel Abbes
35%

Winning margin

JS Saoura wins by 2+
38%
USM Bel Abbes wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

JS Saoura 1+ goals
83%
JS Saoura 2+ goals
52%
JS Saoura 3+ goals
25%
USM Bel Abbes 1+ goals
46%
USM Bel Abbes 2+ goals
13%
USM Bel Abbes 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

JS Saoura (draw refunded)
84%
USM Bel Abbes (draw refunded)
16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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

JS Saoura at home — creates 1.77, concedes 0.62 · 109 matches

USM Bel Abbes away — creates 0.61, concedes 1.74 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

JS Saoura attack 1.77 + USM Bel Abbes defence 1.74 → ÷2 → 1.75

USM Bel Abbes attack 0.61 + JS Saoura defence 0.62 → ÷2 → 0.61

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 65%?"

JS Saoura scores more
65%
level
23%
USM Bel Abbes scores more
12%

JS Saoura at 65% 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 65% does not mean "JS Saoura 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

Ligue 1: JS Saoura 2–0 USM Bel Abbes

JS Saoura beat USM Bel Abbes 2-0 in Ligue 1 on December 19, 2020.

The match was played at Stade du 20 Août 1955 in Bechar.