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Los Angeles FC II vs Ventura CountyMLS Next Pro 2022

8/12/2023MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Round 29Titan Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 37+ matches

Los Angeles FC II50%
×Draw22%
Ventura County28%
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.

Los Angeles FC II
2.04
Ventura County
1.50

Los Angeles FC II creates 36% more chances

Season form · 43 home / 37 away

creates per match

Los Angeles FC II
1.74
Ventura County
1.49

allows per match

Los Angeles FC II
1.51
Ventura County
2.35

finishing

Los Angeles FC II+0.00on par
Ventura County+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Over
  • Over68
  • Under32

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Los Angeles FC II

Ventura County
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
023%
032%
041%
1
106%
119%
127%
133%
141%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
325%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
68%32%3.5
47%53%4.5
28%72%

Double chance

Los Angeles FC II or draw
72%
Los Angeles FC II or Ventura County
78%
Draw or Ventura County
50%

Winning margin

Los Angeles FC II wins by 2+
29%
Ventura County wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Los Angeles FC II 1+ goals
87%
Los Angeles FC II 2+ goals
60%
Los Angeles FC II 3+ goals
33%
Ventura County 1+ goals
78%
Ventura County 2+ goals
44%
Ventura County 3+ goals
19%

Draw no bet

Los Angeles FC II (draw refunded)
64%
Ventura County (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
59%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Los Angeles FC II at homecreates 1.74, concedes 1.51 · 43 matches

Ventura County awaycreates 1.49, concedes 2.35 · 37 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Los Angeles FC II attack 1.74 + Ventura County defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 2.04

Ventura County attack 1.49 + Los Angeles FC II defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.50

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 50%?"

Los Angeles FC II scores more
50%
level
22%
Ventura County scores more
28%

Los Angeles FC II at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Los Angeles FC II 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

MLS Next Pro: Los Angeles FC II 6–0 Ventura County

Los Angeles FC II beat Ventura County 6-0 in MLS Next Pro on August 12, 2023.

The match was played at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, California.