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Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham — League Two 2018

Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
FT
0 – 2
HT: 0 – 2
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
10/3/2020League TwoLeague Two · Round 4The Breyer Group Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 89+ matches

Leyton Orient45%
×Draw27%
Cheltenham28%
✓ 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.

Leyton Orient
1.42
Cheltenham
1.06

Leyton Orient creates 34% more chances

Season form · 89 home / 113 away

creates per match

Leyton Orient
1.43
Cheltenham
1.07

allows per match

Leyton Orient
1.06
Cheltenham
1.40

finishing

Leyton Orient+0.00on par
Cheltenham+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Leyton Orient ↓

Cheltenham →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Leyton Orient or draw
72%
Leyton Orient or Cheltenham
73%
Draw or Cheltenham
55%

Winning margin

Leyton Orient wins by 2+
22%
Cheltenham wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Leyton Orient 1+ goals
76%
Leyton Orient 2+ goals
41%
Leyton Orient 3+ goals
17%
Cheltenham 1+ goals
65%
Cheltenham 2+ goals
29%
Cheltenham 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Leyton Orient (draw refunded)
62%
Cheltenham (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Leyton Orient at home — creates 1.43, concedes 1.06 · 89 matches

Cheltenham away — creates 1.07, concedes 1.40 · 113 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 1.43 + Cheltenham defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.42

Cheltenham attack 1.07 + Leyton Orient defence 1.06 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 45%?"

Leyton Orient scores more
45%
level
27%
Cheltenham scores more
28%

Leyton Orient at 45% 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 45% 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

Match Recap: Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham

Cheltenham beat Leyton Orient 2-0 in League Two on October 3, 2020.

The match was played at The Breyer Group Stadium in London.