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Melaka United vs Felda United FCMalaysia Cup 2019

8/24/2019Malaysia CupMalaysia Cup · Group Stage - 4Stadium Hang Jebat

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Melaka United44%
×Draw21%
Felda United FC34%
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.

Melaka United
2.00
Felda United FC
1.75

Melaka United creates 14% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 4 away

creates per match

Melaka United
1.50
Felda United FC
2.25

allows per match

Melaka United
1.25
Felda United FC
2.50

finishing

Melaka United+0.00on par
Felda United FC+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Over
  • Over72
  • Under28

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

71%Yes
  • Yes71
  • No29

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Melaka United

Felda United FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
014%
024%
032%
041%
1
105%
118%
127%
134%
142%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
316%
325%
333%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–1 (8%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
72%28%3.5
51%49%4.5
32%68%

Double chance

Melaka United or draw
66%
Melaka United or Felda United FC
79%
Draw or Felda United FC
56%

Winning margin

Melaka United wins by 2+
25%
Felda United FC wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Melaka United 1+ goals
86%
Melaka United 2+ goals
59%
Melaka United 3+ goals
32%
Felda United FC 1+ goals
83%
Felda United FC 2+ goals
52%
Felda United FC 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

Melaka United (draw refunded)
56%
Felda United FC (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
63%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

Melaka United at homecreates 1.50, concedes 1.25 · 8 matches

Felda United FC awaycreates 2.25, concedes 2.50 · 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

Melaka United attack 1.50 + Felda United FC defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.00

Felda United FC attack 2.25 + Melaka United defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.75

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 44%?"

Melaka United scores more
44%
level
21%
Felda United FC scores more
34%

Melaka United at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Melaka United 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

Malaysia Cup: Melaka United 1–3 Felda United FC

Felda United FC beat Melaka United 3-1 in Malaysia Cup on August 24, 2019.

The match was played at Stadium Hang Jebat in Melaka.