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Kelty Hearts vs BrechinLeague Two 2018

Kelty Hearts
Kelty Hearts
FT
21
HT: 21
Brechin
Brechin
5/18/2021League TwoLeague Two · Relegation RoundNew Central Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Kelty Hearts65%
×Draw20%
Brechin15%
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.

Kelty Hearts
2.08
Brechin
0.86

Kelty Hearts creates 142% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 26 away

creates per match

Kelty Hearts
2.00
Brechin
1.04

allows per match

Kelty Hearts
0.68
Brechin
2.15

finishing

Kelty Hearts+0.00on par
Brechin+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kelty Hearts

Brechin
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
022%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1110%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
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
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Kelty Hearts or draw
85%
Kelty Hearts or Brechin
80%
Draw or Brechin
35%

Winning margin

Kelty Hearts wins by 2+
41%
Brechin wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Kelty Hearts 1+ goals
87%
Kelty Hearts 2+ goals
61%
Kelty Hearts 3+ goals
34%
Brechin 1+ goals
58%
Brechin 2+ goals
21%
Brechin 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Kelty Hearts (draw refunded)
82%
Brechin (draw refunded)
18%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

Kelty Hearts at homecreates 2.00, concedes 0.68 · 19 matches

Brechin awaycreates 1.04, concedes 2.15 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Kelty Hearts attack 2.00 + Brechin defence 2.15 → ÷2 → 2.08

Brechin attack 1.04 + Kelty Hearts defence 0.68 → ÷2 → 0.86

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%?"

Kelty Hearts scores more
65%
level
20%
Brechin scores more
15%

Kelty Hearts 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 "Kelty Hearts 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

League Two: Kelty Hearts 2–1 Brechin

Kelty Hearts beat Brechin 2-1 in League Two on May 18, 2021.

The match was played at New Central Park in Kelty.