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Leeds vs Bristol CityChampionship 2018

Leeds
Leeds
FT
40
HT: 10
Bristol City
Bristol City
4/28/2025ChampionshipChampionship · Round 45Elland Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 8+ matches

Leeds53%
×Draw27%
Bristol City21%
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.

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.

Leeds
1.47
Bristol City
0.81

Leeds creates 81% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 46 away

creates per match

Leeds
1.60
Bristol City
1.12

allows per match

Leeds
0.49
Bristol City
1.34

finishing

Leeds+0.28scores more
Bristol City+0.01on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leeds

Bristol City
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Leeds or draw
79%
Leeds or Bristol City
73%
Draw or Bristol City
47%

Winning margin

Leeds wins by 2+
27%
Bristol City wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Leeds 1+ goals
77%
Leeds 2+ goals
43%
Leeds 3+ goals
18%
Bristol City 1+ goals
56%
Bristol City 2+ goals
19%
Bristol City 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Leeds (draw refunded)
72%
Bristol City (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Leeds at homecreates 1.60, concedes 0.49 · 8 matches

Bristol City awaycreates 1.12, concedes 1.34 · 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

Leeds attack 1.60 + Bristol City defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.47

Bristol City attack 1.12 + Leeds defence 0.49 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 53%?"

Leeds scores more
53%
level
27%
Bristol City scores more
21%

Leeds at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Leeds 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

Leeds 4 – 0 Bristol City

Leeds beat Bristol City 4-0 in Championship on April 28, 2025.

The match was played at Elland Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire.