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Matelots vs Racing — Elite Two 2020

Matelots
Matelots
FT
0 – 1
Racing
Racing
3/13/2021Elite TwoElite Two · Round 2

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Matelots21%
×Draw25%
Racing54%
✓ 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.

Matelots
0.88
Racing
1.59

Racing creates 81% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 46 away

creates per match

Matelots
0.67
Racing
0.85

allows per match

Matelots
2.33
Racing
1.09

finishing

Matelots+0.00on par
Racing+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Matelots ↓

Racing →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–113%
0–211%
0–36%
0–42%
1
1–07%
1–112%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–03%
2–15%
2–24%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–21%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Matelots or draw
46%
Matelots or Racing
75%
Draw or Racing
79%

Winning margin

Matelots wins by 2+
7%
Racing wins by 2+
29%

Team goals

Matelots 1+ goals
59%
Matelots 2+ goals
22%
Matelots 3+ goals
6%
Racing 1+ goals
80%
Racing 2+ goals
47%
Racing 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Matelots (draw refunded)
28%
Racing (draw refunded)
72%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Matelots at home — creates 0.67, concedes 2.33 · 6 matches

Racing away — creates 0.85, concedes 1.09 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Matelots attack 0.67 + Racing defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 0.88

Racing attack 0.85 + Matelots defence 2.33 → ÷2 → 1.59

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 54%?"

Matelots scores more
21%
level
25%
Racing scores more
54%

Racing at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Racing 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

Match Recap: Matelots vs Racing

Racing beat Matelots 1-0 in Elite Two on March 13, 2021.