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Milan U19 vs Sporting Braga U19UEFA Youth League 2018

K. Zeroli 120+9' (pen), 71'
D. Sia 120+5' (pen), 24'
J. Šimić 120+3' (pen)
D. Bartesaghi 120+1' (pen)
Francisco Chissumba 120+6' (pen)
João Vasconcelos 120+2' (pen)
2/28/2024UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · Round of 16Puma House of Football - Centro P. Vismara

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Milan U1940%
×Draw25%
Sporting Braga U1935%
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.

Milan U19
1.47
Sporting Braga U19
1.36

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 11 home / 4 away

creates per match

Milan U19
2.18
Sporting Braga U19
2.00

allows per match

Milan U19
0.73
Sporting Braga U19
0.75

finishing

Milan U19+0.00on par
Sporting Braga U19+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Milan U19

Sporting Braga U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
54%46%3.5
31%69%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Milan U19 or draw
65%
Milan U19 or Sporting Braga U19
75%
Draw or Sporting Braga U19
60%

Winning margin

Milan U19 wins by 2+
19%
Sporting Braga U19 wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Milan U19 1+ goals
77%
Milan U19 2+ goals
43%
Milan U19 3+ goals
18%
Sporting Braga U19 1+ goals
74%
Sporting Braga U19 2+ goals
39%
Sporting Braga U19 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Milan U19 (draw refunded)
53%
Sporting Braga U19 (draw refunded)
47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

Milan U19 at homecreates 2.18, concedes 0.73 · 11 matches

Sporting Braga U19 awaycreates 2.00, concedes 0.75 · 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

Milan U19 attack 2.18 + Sporting Braga U19 defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.47

Sporting Braga U19 attack 2.00 + Milan U19 defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.36

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 40%?"

Milan U19 scores more
40%
level
25%
Sporting Braga U19 scores more
35%

Milan U19 at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Milan 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.

Milan
Sporting
I. Abate
Manager: I. Abate
36'M. MalaspinaD. Stalmach
67'D. BartesaghiÁlex Jiménez
68'P. ParmiggianiF. Scotti
68'E. SalaV. Eletu
88'A. SimmelhackF. Camarda
Rui Duarte
Manager: Rui Duarte
55'Rúben FurtadoDiego Rodrigues
70'João FariaAfonso Duarte
84'Nuno PatrícioGuilherme Barbosa

Sporting Braga U19 substitutes

Match Recap: Milan U19 vs Sporting Braga U19

Milan U19 and Sporting Braga U19 drew 2-2 in UEFA Youth League on February 28, 2024.

Goals: D. Sia (24', 120+5' pen), Dinis Rodrigues (66'), K. Zeroli (71', 120+9' pen), Rúben Furtado (90+4'), D. Bartesaghi (120+1' pen), João Vasconcelos (120+2' pen), J. Šimić (120+3' pen), Francisco Chissumba (120+6' pen).

The match was played at Puma House of Football - Centro P. Vismara in Milano.