Livingston 0–1 Rangers: Result & Stats | League Cup

Livingston

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 1

Rangers

9/25/2019

League Cup · Quarter-finalsTony Macaroni Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Livingston35%

×Draw25%

Rangers39%

✓ 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.

LivingstonExpected goals in this matchRangers

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.

1.35

1.43

Livingston

1.35

Rangers

1.43

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 23 home / 8 away

1.83

creates per match

2.25

0.61

allows per match

0.88

creates per match

Livingston

1.83

Rangers

2.25

allows per match

Livingston

0.61

Rangers

0.88

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Livingston+0.00on par

Rangers+0.00on par

Total goals

Over53
Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes56
No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Livingston ↓

Rangers →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–19%

0–26%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–08%

1–112%

1–29%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

53%47%3.5

30%70%4.5

15%85%

Double chance

Livingston or draw

61%

Livingston or Rangers

75%

Draw or Rangers

65%

Winning margin

Livingston wins by 2+

16%

Rangers wins by 2+

18%

Team goals

Livingston 1+ goals

74%

Livingston 2+ goals

39%

Livingston 3+ goals

15%

Rangers 1+ goals

76%

Rangers 2+ goals

42%

Rangers 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Livingston (draw refunded)

48%

Rangers (draw refunded)

52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

44%

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

Livingston at home — creates 1.83, concedes 0.61 · 23 matches

Rangers away — creates 2.25, concedes 0.88 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Livingston attack 1.83 + Rangers defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.35

Rangers attack 2.25 + Livingston defence 0.61 → ÷2 → 1.43

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 39%?"

Livingston scores more

35%

level

25%

Rangers scores more

39%

Rangers at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Rangers 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