Malta W 0–1 Morocco W: Result & Stats

Malta W

0 – 1

Morocco W

2/19/2022

Friendlies Women · Friendlies 2Tony Bezzina Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Malta W48%

×Draw26%

Morocco W25%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.2%

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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Malta WExpected goals in this matchMorocco W

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.

1.47

0.99

Malta W

1.47

Morocco W

0.99

Malta W creates 48% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 13 away

1.17

creates per match

0.31

1.67

allows per match

1.77

creates per match

Malta W

1.17

Morocco W

0.31

allows per match

Malta W

1.67

Morocco W

1.77

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Malta W+0.00on par

Morocco W+0.00on par

Total goals

Under55
Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malta W ↓

Morocco W →

0–09%

0–18%

0–24%

0–31%

0–40%

1–013%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2–09%

2–19%

2–25%

2–31%

2–40%

3–05%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

70%30%2.5

45%55%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Malta W or draw

75%

Malta W or Morocco W

74%

Draw or Morocco W

52%

Winning margin

Malta W wins by 2+

24%

Morocco W wins by 2+

Team goals

Malta W 1+ goals

77%

Malta W 2+ goals

43%

Malta W 3+ goals

18%

Morocco W 1+ goals

63%

Morocco W 2+ goals

26%

Morocco W 3+ goals

Draw no bet

Malta W (draw refunded)

65%

Morocco W (draw refunded)

35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

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.

Recent form of each side

Malta W at home — creates 1.17, concedes 1.67 · 18 matches

Morocco W away — creates 0.31, concedes 1.77 · 13 matches

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

Expected goals for this match

Malta W attack 1.17 + Morocco W defence 1.77 → ÷2 → 1.47

Morocco W attack 0.31 + Malta W defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 0.99

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

The answer to "why 48%?"

Malta W scores more

48%

level

26%

Morocco W scores more

25%

Malta W at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Malta W 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