Scoreo

Malta U19 vs Lithuania U19UEFA U19 Championship 2019

Malta U19
Malta U19
FT
21
HT: 01
Lithuania U19
Lithuania U19
M. Grima 65'
B. Anisas 12'
11/20/2018UEFA U19 ChampionshipUEFA U19 Championship · Qualifying Round - 8MFA Centenary Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Malta U1967%
×Draw17%
Lithuania U1916%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.

Malta U19
2.71
Lithuania U19
1.29

Malta U19 creates 110% more chances

Season form · 3 home / 4 away

creates per match

Malta U19
0.67
Lithuania U19
0.25

allows per match

Malta U19
2.33
Lithuania U19
4.75

finishing

Malta U19+0.00on par
Lithuania U19+0.00on par

Total goals

76%Over
  • Over76
  • Under24

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malta U19

Lithuania U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
012%
022%
031%
040%
1
105%
117%
124%
132%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
318%
325%
332%
341%
4
404%
415%
423%
432%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 87% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
76%24%3.5
56%44%4.5
36%64%

Double chance

Malta U19 or draw
84%
Malta U19 or Lithuania U19
83%
Draw or Lithuania U19
33%

Winning margin

Malta U19 wins by 2+
46%
Lithuania U19 wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Malta U19 1+ goals
93%
Malta U19 2+ goals
75%
Malta U19 3+ goals
50%
Lithuania U19 1+ goals
72%
Lithuania U19 2+ goals
37%
Lithuania U19 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Malta U19 (draw refunded)
80%
Lithuania U19 (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
61%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Malta U19 at homecreates 0.67, concedes 2.33 · 3 matches

Lithuania U19 awaycreates 0.25, concedes 4.75 · 4 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Malta U19 attack 0.67 + Lithuania U19 defence 4.75 → ÷2 → 2.71

Lithuania U19 attack 0.25 + Malta U19 defence 2.33 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 67%?"

Malta U19 scores more
67%
level
17%
Lithuania U19 scores more
16%

Malta U19 at 67% 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 67% does not mean "Malta U19 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.

Malta
Lithuania
W. Muscat
Manager: W. Muscat
77'C. BouvetP. Mbong
88'A. SpiteriC. Lonardelli
90'M. PortelliA. Satariano
A. Vingilys
Manager: A. Vingilys
46'M. VareikaA. Dolžnikov
46'D. ZubauskasB. Anisas
61'D. RaulinaitisG. Graziunas
69'T. KalinauskasK. Uzėla

Malta U19 2 – 1 Lithuania U19

Malta U19 beat Lithuania U19 2-1 in UEFA U19 Championship on November 20, 2018.

Goals: B. Anisas (12'), A. Satariano (52'), M. Grima (65').

The match was played at MFA Centenary Stadium in Ta'Qali.