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Melilla vs Pontevedra — Primera División RFEF - Group 1 2019

Melilla
Melilla
CANC
00:00
Pontevedra
Pontevedra
3/22/2020Primera División RFEF - Group 1Primera División RFEF - Group 1 · Group 1 - 30Estadio Álvarez Claro

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Melilla42%
×Draw30%
Pontevedra27%
✓ 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.

Melilla
1.14
Pontevedra
0.85

Melilla creates 34% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 65 away

creates per match

Melilla
0.93
Pontevedra
1.00

allows per match

Melilla
0.71
Pontevedra
1.35

finishing

Melilla+0.00on par
Pontevedra+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Melilla ↓

Pontevedra →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–112%
0–25%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–016%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–09%
2–18%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Melilla or draw
73%
Melilla or Pontevedra
70%
Draw or Pontevedra
58%

Winning margin

Melilla wins by 2+
18%
Pontevedra wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Melilla 1+ goals
68%
Melilla 2+ goals
32%
Melilla 3+ goals
11%
Pontevedra 1+ goals
57%
Pontevedra 2+ goals
21%
Pontevedra 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Melilla (draw refunded)
61%
Pontevedra (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Melilla at home — creates 0.93, concedes 0.71 · 14 matches

Pontevedra away — creates 1.00, concedes 1.35 · 65 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Melilla attack 0.93 + Pontevedra defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 1.14

Pontevedra attack 1.00 + Melilla defence 0.71 → ÷2 → 0.85

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 42%?"

Melilla scores more
42%
level
30%
Pontevedra scores more
27%

Melilla at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Melilla 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

Preview: Melilla host Pontevedra

March 22, 2020: Melilla take on Pontevedra in Primera División RFEF - Group 1. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Melilla host Pontevedra at Estadio Álvarez Claro.

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