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Lagos vs PenafielTaça de Portugal 2018

Lagos
Lagos
FT
13
Penafiel
Penafiel
10/10/2020Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal · 2nd RoundEstádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Lagos23%
×Draw23%
Penafiel54%
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.

Lagos
1.13
Penafiel
1.83

Penafiel creates 62% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 6 away

creates per match

Lagos
1.25
Penafiel
2.17

allows per match

Lagos
1.50
Penafiel
1.00

finishing

Lagos+0.00on par
Penafiel+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lagos

Penafiel
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
029%
035%
042%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
226%
233%
242%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Lagos or draw
46%
Lagos or Penafiel
77%
Draw or Penafiel
77%

Winning margin

Lagos wins by 2+
9%
Penafiel wins by 2+
30%

Team goals

Lagos 1+ goals
68%
Lagos 2+ goals
31%
Lagos 3+ goals
11%
Penafiel 1+ goals
84%
Penafiel 2+ goals
54%
Penafiel 3+ goals
28%

Draw no bet

Lagos (draw refunded)
30%
Penafiel (draw refunded)
70%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

Lagos at homecreates 1.25, concedes 1.50 · 4 matches

Penafiel awaycreates 2.17, concedes 1.00 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Lagos attack 1.25 + Penafiel defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.13

Penafiel attack 2.17 + Lagos defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.83

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 54%?"

Lagos scores more
23%
level
23%
Penafiel scores more
54%

Penafiel at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Penafiel 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

Taça de Portugal: Lagos 1–3 Penafiel

Penafiel beat Lagos 3-1 in Taça de Portugal on October 10, 2020.

The match was played at Estádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita in Lagos.