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Levski Lom vs Spartak VarnaSecond League 2018

3/19/2022Second LeagueSecond League · Round 28Gradski Stadion Lom

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Levski Lom35%
×Draw27%
Spartak Varna38%
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.

Levski Lom
1.18
Spartak Varna
1.25

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 13 home / 46 away

creates per match

Levski Lom
0.77
Spartak Varna
1.26

allows per match

Levski Lom
1.23
Spartak Varna
1.59

finishing

Levski Lom+0.00on par
Spartak Varna+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Levski Lom

Spartak Varna
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
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
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Levski Lom or draw
62%
Levski Lom or Spartak Varna
73%
Draw or Spartak Varna
65%

Winning margin

Levski Lom wins by 2+
14%
Spartak Varna wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Levski Lom 1+ goals
69%
Levski Lom 2+ goals
33%
Levski Lom 3+ goals
12%
Spartak Varna 1+ goals
71%
Spartak Varna 2+ goals
36%
Spartak Varna 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Levski Lom (draw refunded)
48%
Spartak Varna (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

Levski Lom at homecreates 0.77, concedes 1.23 · 13 matches

Spartak Varna awaycreates 1.26, concedes 1.59 · 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

Levski Lom attack 0.77 + Spartak Varna defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.18

Spartak Varna attack 1.26 + Levski Lom defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.25

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 38%?"

Levski Lom scores more
35%
level
27%
Spartak Varna scores more
38%

Spartak Varna at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Spartak Varna 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

Preview: Levski Lom host Spartak Varna

March 19, 2022: Levski Lom take on Spartak Varna in Second League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Levski Lom host Spartak Varna at Gradski Stadion Lom.

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