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Leicester vs Hull CityChampionship 2018

Leicester
Leicester
FT
01
HT: 01
Hull City
Hull City
9/2/2023ChampionshipChampionship · Round 5King Power Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 19+ matches

Leicester43%
×Draw26%
Hull City30%
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.

Leicester
1.42
Hull City
1.14

Leicester creates 25% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 45 away

creates per match

Leicester
1.28
Hull City
1.12

allows per match

Leicester
1.15
Hull City
1.55

finishing

Leicester+0.46scores more
Hull City-0.01on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leicester

Hull City
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Leicester or draw
70%
Leicester or Hull City
74%
Draw or Hull City
57%

Winning margin

Leicester wins by 2+
21%
Hull City wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Leicester 1+ goals
76%
Leicester 2+ goals
41%
Leicester 3+ goals
17%
Hull City 1+ goals
68%
Hull City 2+ goals
32%
Hull City 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Leicester (draw refunded)
59%
Hull City (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Leicester at homecreates 1.28, concedes 1.15 · 19 matches

Hull City awaycreates 1.12, concedes 1.55 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Leicester attack 1.28 + Hull City defence 1.55 → ÷2 → 1.42

Hull City attack 1.12 + Leicester defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.14

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 43%?"

Leicester scores more
43%
level
26%
Hull City scores more
30%

Leicester at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Leicester 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

Leicester 0 – 1 Hull City

Hull City beat Leicester 1-0 in Championship on September 2, 2023.

The match was played at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Leicestershire.