Scoreo

Mafra vs NacionalSegunda Liga 2018

Mafra
Mafra
FT
00
HT: 00
Nacional
Nacional
1/15/2024Segunda LigaSegunda Liga · Round 17Estádio Municipal de Mafra

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 64+ matches

Mafra38%
×Draw27%
Nacional35%
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.

Mafra
1.25
Nacional
1.19

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 114 home / 64 away

creates per match

Mafra
1.18
Nacional
1.20

allows per match

Mafra
1.17
Nacional
1.31

finishing

Mafra+0.00on par
Nacional+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mafra

Nacional
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Mafra or draw
65%
Mafra or Nacional
73%
Draw or Nacional
62%

Winning margin

Mafra wins by 2+
16%
Nacional wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Mafra 1+ goals
71%
Mafra 2+ goals
36%
Mafra 3+ goals
13%
Nacional 1+ goals
70%
Nacional 2+ goals
33%
Nacional 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Mafra (draw refunded)
52%
Nacional (draw refunded)
48%

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

Mafra at homecreates 1.18, concedes 1.17 · 114 matches

Nacional awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.31 · 64 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mafra attack 1.18 + Nacional defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.25

Nacional attack 1.20 + Mafra defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 38%?"

Mafra scores more
38%
level
27%
Nacional scores more
35%

Mafra at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Mafra 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

Mafra 0 – 0 Nacional

Mafra and Nacional drew 0-0 in Segunda Liga on January 15, 2024.

The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Mafra in Mafra.