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Luki-Energiya vs Smolensk — Second League - Group 2 2020

Luki-Energiya
Luki-Energiya
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Smolensk
Smolensk
11/12/2020Second League - Group 2Second League - Group 2 · Group 2 - 16Stadion Ekspress

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Luki-Energiya52%
×Draw25%
Smolensk23%
✓ 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.

Luki-Energiya
1.60
Smolensk
0.97

Luki-Energiya creates 65% more chances

Season form · 90 home / 15 away

creates per match

Luki-Energiya
1.27
Smolensk
0.73

allows per match

Luki-Energiya
1.22
Smolensk
1.93

finishing

Luki-Energiya+0.00on par
Smolensk+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, %

Luki-Energiya ↓

Smolensk →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–17%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–31%
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 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Luki-Energiya or draw
77%
Luki-Energiya or Smolensk
75%
Draw or Smolensk
48%

Winning margin

Luki-Energiya wins by 2+
27%
Smolensk wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Luki-Energiya 1+ goals
80%
Luki-Energiya 2+ goals
47%
Luki-Energiya 3+ goals
22%
Smolensk 1+ goals
62%
Smolensk 2+ goals
25%
Smolensk 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Luki-Energiya (draw refunded)
69%
Smolensk (draw refunded)
31%

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

Luki-Energiya at home — creates 1.27, concedes 1.22 · 90 matches

Smolensk away — creates 0.73, concedes 1.93 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Luki-Energiya attack 1.27 + Smolensk defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 1.60

Smolensk attack 0.73 + Luki-Energiya defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 0.97

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 52%?"

Luki-Energiya scores more
52%
level
25%
Smolensk scores more
23%

Luki-Energiya at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Luki-Energiya 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: Luki-Energiya vs Smolensk

Luki-Energiya beat Smolensk 2-1 in Second League - Group 2 on November 12, 2020.

The match was played at Stadion Ekspress in Velikiye Luki.