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Marinhense vs FátimaTaça de Portugal 2018

9/8/2019Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal · 1st RoundEstádio Municipal da Marinha Grande

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Marinhense63%
×Draw27%
Fátima11%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.6%

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 582,215 matches, vs 44.6% 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.

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.

Marinhense
1.42
Fátima
0.41

Marinhense creates 246% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 4 away

creates per match

Marinhense
1.33
Fátima
0.00

allows per match

Marinhense
0.83
Fátima
1.50

finishing

Marinhense+0.00on par
Fátima+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Under
  • Under72
  • Over28

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

75%No
  • No75
  • Yes25

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Marinhense

Fátima
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
017%
021%
030%
040%
1
1023%
119%
122%
130%
140%
2
2016%
217%
221%
230%
240%
3
308%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (23%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
28%72%3.5
11%89%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Marinhense or draw
89%
Marinhense or Fátima
73%
Draw or Fátima
37%

Winning margin

Marinhense wins by 2+
32%
Fátima wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Marinhense 1+ goals
76%
Marinhense 2+ goals
41%
Marinhense 3+ goals
17%
Fátima 1+ goals
34%
Fátima 2+ goals
6%
Fátima 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Marinhense (draw refunded)
86%
Fátima (draw refunded)
14%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
16%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Marinhense at homecreates 1.33, concedes 0.83 · 6 matches

Fátima awaycreates 0.00, concedes 1.50 · 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

Marinhense attack 1.33 + Fátima defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.42

Fátima attack 0.00 + Marinhense defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.41

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 63%?"

Marinhense scores more
63%
level
27%
Fátima scores more
11%

Marinhense at 63% 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 63% does not mean "Marinhense 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

Marinhense 0 – 0 Fátima

Marinhense and Fátima drew 0-0 in Taça de Portugal on September 8, 2019.

The match was played at Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande in Marinha Grande.