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Leyton Orient vs Cambridge United — League One 2018

Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
12/29/2024League OneLeague One · Round 23Gaughan Group Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 71+ matches

Leyton Orient49%
×Draw26%
Cambridge United25%
✓ 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.

Leyton Orient
1.54
Cambridge United
1.02

Leyton Orient creates 51% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 92 away

creates per match

Leyton Orient
1.31
Cambridge United
0.89

allows per match

Leyton Orient
1.15
Cambridge United
1.78

finishing

Leyton Orient+0.00on par
Cambridge United+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leyton Orient ↓

Cambridge United →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · 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

Leyton Orient or draw
75%
Leyton Orient or Cambridge United
74%
Draw or Cambridge United
51%

Winning margin

Leyton Orient wins by 2+
25%
Cambridge United wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Leyton Orient 1+ goals
79%
Leyton Orient 2+ goals
45%
Leyton Orient 3+ goals
20%
Cambridge United 1+ goals
64%
Cambridge United 2+ goals
27%
Cambridge United 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Leyton Orient (draw refunded)
66%
Cambridge United (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Leyton Orient at home — creates 1.31, concedes 1.15 · 71 matches

Cambridge United away — creates 0.89, concedes 1.78 · 92 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Leyton Orient attack 1.31 + Cambridge United defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.54

Cambridge United attack 0.89 + Leyton Orient defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 49%?"

Leyton Orient scores more
49%
level
26%
Cambridge United scores more
25%

Leyton Orient at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Leyton Orient 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

League One: Leyton Orient 2–0 Cambridge United

Leyton Orient beat Cambridge United 2-0 in League One on December 29, 2024.

The match was played at Gaughan Group Stadium in London.