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Malaga vs Recreativo HuelvaPrimera División RFEF - Group 2 2019

Malaga
Malaga
FT
20
HT: 20
Recreativo Huelva
Recreativo Huelva

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Malaga52%
×Draw29%
Recreativo Huelva19%
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.

Malaga
1.32
Recreativo Huelva
0.67

Malaga creates 97% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 38 away

creates per match

Malaga
1.26
Recreativo Huelva
0.87

allows per match

Malaga
0.47
Recreativo Huelva
1.39

finishing

Malaga+0.00on par
Recreativo Huelva+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malaga

Recreativo Huelva
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
019%
023%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Malaga or draw
81%
Malaga or Recreativo Huelva
71%
Draw or Recreativo Huelva
48%

Winning margin

Malaga wins by 2+
25%
Recreativo Huelva wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Malaga 1+ goals
73%
Malaga 2+ goals
38%
Malaga 3+ goals
15%
Recreativo Huelva 1+ goals
49%
Recreativo Huelva 2+ goals
15%
Recreativo Huelva 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Malaga (draw refunded)
73%
Recreativo Huelva (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
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

Malaga at homecreates 1.26, concedes 0.47 · 19 matches

Recreativo Huelva awaycreates 0.87, concedes 1.39 · 38 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Malaga attack 1.26 + Recreativo Huelva defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.32

Recreativo Huelva attack 0.87 + Malaga defence 0.47 → ÷2 → 0.67

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%?"

Malaga scores more
52%
level
29%
Recreativo Huelva scores more
19%

Malaga 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 "Malaga 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

Primera División RFEF - Group 2: Malaga 2–0 Recreativo Huelva

Malaga beat Recreativo Huelva 2-0 in Primera División RFEF - Group 2 on February 18, 2024.

The match was played at Estadio La Rosaleda in Málaga.