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Leeds vs Norwich — Championship 2018

Leeds
Leeds
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Norwich
Norwich
1/24/2024ChampionshipChampionship · Round 29Elland Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 8+ matches

Leeds50%
×Draw27%
Norwich24%
✓ 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.

Leeds
1.44
Norwich
0.90

Leeds creates 60% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 37 away

creates per match

Leeds
1.60
Norwich
1.30

allows per match

Leeds
0.49
Norwich
1.27

finishing

Leeds+0.28scores more
Norwich+0.05on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leeds ↓

Norwich →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–014%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Leeds or draw
76%
Leeds or Norwich
73%
Draw or Norwich
50%

Winning margin

Leeds wins by 2+
25%
Norwich wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Leeds 1+ goals
76%
Leeds 2+ goals
42%
Leeds 3+ goals
18%
Norwich 1+ goals
59%
Norwich 2+ goals
23%
Norwich 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Leeds (draw refunded)
68%
Norwich (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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 home — creates 1.60, concedes 0.49 · 8 matches

Norwich away — creates 1.30, concedes 1.27 · 37 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 + Norwich defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.44

Norwich attack 1.30 + Leeds defence 0.49 → ÷2 → 0.90

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 50%?"

Leeds scores more
50%
level
27%
Norwich scores more
24%

Leeds at 50% 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 50% 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

Championship: Leeds 1–0 Norwich

Leeds beat Norwich 1-0 in Championship on January 24, 2024.

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