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Laval vs Valenciennes — Ligue 2 2018

Laval
Laval
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Valenciennes
Valenciennes
9/30/2023Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 9Stade Francis Le Basser

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 74+ matches

Laval42%
×Draw27%
Valenciennes31%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Laval
1.31
Valenciennes
1.09

Laval creates 20% more chances

Season form · 74 home / 108 away

creates per match

Laval
1.19
Valenciennes
0.90

allows per match

Laval
1.28
Valenciennes
1.43

finishing

Laval+0.00on par
Valenciennes+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Laval ↓

Valenciennes →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–110%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
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
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Laval or draw
69%
Laval or Valenciennes
73%
Draw or Valenciennes
58%

Winning margin

Laval wins by 2+
19%
Valenciennes wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Laval 1+ goals
73%
Laval 2+ goals
38%
Laval 3+ goals
14%
Valenciennes 1+ goals
66%
Valenciennes 2+ goals
30%
Valenciennes 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Laval (draw refunded)
57%
Valenciennes (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Laval at home — creates 1.19, concedes 1.28 · 74 matches

Valenciennes away — creates 0.90, concedes 1.43 · 108 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Laval attack 1.19 + Valenciennes defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.31

Valenciennes attack 0.90 + Laval defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.09

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 42%?"

Laval scores more
42%
level
27%
Valenciennes scores more
31%

Laval at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Laval 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

Match Recap: Laval vs Valenciennes

Laval beat Valenciennes 1-0 in Ligue 2 on September 30, 2023.

The match was played at Stade Francis Le Basser in Laval.