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Minerva Punjab vs Churchill BrothersI-League 2019

3/22/2020I-LeagueI-League · Round 20Guru Nanak Stadium (Ludhiana, Punjab)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Minerva Punjab45%
×Draw25%
Churchill Brothers30%
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.

Minerva Punjab
1.56
Churchill Brothers
1.24

Minerva Punjab creates 26% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 58 away

creates per match

Minerva Punjab
1.82
Churchill Brothers
1.48

allows per match

Minerva Punjab
1.00
Churchill Brothers
1.31

finishing

Minerva Punjab+0.00on par
Churchill Brothers+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Minerva Punjab

Churchill Brothers
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Minerva Punjab or draw
70%
Minerva Punjab or Churchill Brothers
75%
Draw or Churchill Brothers
55%

Winning margin

Minerva Punjab wins by 2+
23%
Churchill Brothers wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Minerva Punjab 1+ goals
79%
Minerva Punjab 2+ goals
46%
Minerva Punjab 3+ goals
21%
Churchill Brothers 1+ goals
71%
Churchill Brothers 2+ goals
35%
Churchill Brothers 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Minerva Punjab (draw refunded)
60%
Churchill Brothers (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Minerva Punjab at homecreates 1.82, concedes 1.00 · 38 matches

Churchill Brothers awaycreates 1.48, concedes 1.31 · 58 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Minerva Punjab attack 1.82 + Churchill Brothers defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.56

Churchill Brothers attack 1.48 + Minerva Punjab defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.24

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 45%?"

Minerva Punjab scores more
45%
level
25%
Churchill Brothers scores more
30%

Minerva Punjab at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Minerva Punjab 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: Minerva Punjab host Churchill Brothers

March 22, 2020: Minerva Punjab take on Churchill Brothers in I-League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Minerva Punjab host Churchill Brothers at Guru Nanak Stadium (Ludhiana, Punjab).

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