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Manchester United U19 vs Valencia U19UEFA Youth League 2018

M. Baars 82'
T. Chong 61'
J. Bohui 29'
10/2/2018UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · Group Stage - 2Leigh Sports Village Stadium (Leigh, Greater Manchester)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Manchester United U1964%
×Draw18%
Valencia U1918%
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.

Manchester United U19
2.58
Valencia U19
1.30

Manchester United U19 creates 98% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 6 away

creates per match

Manchester United U19
2.67
Valencia U19
1.17

allows per match

Manchester United U19
1.44
Valencia U19
2.50

finishing

Manchester United U19+0.00on par
Valencia U19+0.00on par

Total goals

74%Over
  • Over74
  • Under26

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manchester United U19

Valencia U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
013%
022%
031%
040%
1
105%
117%
125%
132%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
306%
318%
325%
332%
341%
4
404%
415%
423%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 89% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
90%10%2.5
74%26%3.5
53%47%4.5
34%66%

Double chance

Manchester United U19 or draw
82%
Manchester United U19 or Valencia U19
82%
Draw or Valencia U19
36%

Winning margin

Manchester United U19 wins by 2+
43%
Valencia U19 wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Manchester United U19 1+ goals
92%
Manchester United U19 2+ goals
72%
Manchester United U19 3+ goals
47%
Valencia U19 1+ goals
73%
Valencia U19 2+ goals
37%
Valencia U19 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Manchester United U19 (draw refunded)
78%
Valencia U19 (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
60%
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

Manchester United U19 at homecreates 2.67, concedes 1.44 · 9 matches

Valencia U19 awaycreates 1.17, concedes 2.50 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Manchester United U19 attack 2.67 + Valencia U19 defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.58

Valencia U19 attack 1.17 + Manchester United U19 defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.30

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 64%?"

Manchester United U19 scores more
64%
level
18%
Valencia U19 scores more
18%

Manchester United U19 at 64% 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 64% does not mean "Manchester United 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.

Manchester
Valencia
N. Butt
Manager: N. Butt
62'A. TraoreJ. Bohui
70'Arnau MartínezT. Chong
70'M. BaarsA. Barlow
75'D. LevittA. Gomes
75'B. WilliamsE. Laird

Manchester United U19 substitutes

Mista
Manager: Mista
46'Jose DavidPerez Sanchez
57'Pablo GozalbezXavi Estacio
71'Perez MartinezRicardo da Costa Campos
76'Ignacio FerrerÓscar Poveda

Valencia U19 substitutes

UEFA Youth League: Manchester United U19 4–0 Valencia U19

Manchester United U19 beat Valencia U19 4-0 in UEFA Youth League on October 2, 2018.

Goals: J. Bohui (29'), M. Greenwood (49'), T. Chong (61'), M. Baars (82').

The match was played at Leigh Sports Village Stadium (Leigh, Greater Manchester).