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Minsk U19 vs Derby County U19UEFA Youth League 2018

Minsk U19
Minsk U19
FT
02
HT: 01
Derby County U19
Derby County U19
M. Whittaker 88', 22' (pen)
10/2/2019UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · 1st RoundStadion FK Minsk

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Minsk U1936%
×Draw27%
Derby County U1936%
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.

Minsk U19
1.23
Derby County U19
1.23

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 5 home / 3 away

creates per match

Minsk U19
0.80
Derby County U19
1.67

allows per match

Minsk U19
0.80
Derby County U19
1.67

finishing

Minsk U19+0.00on par
Derby County U19+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Minsk U19

Derby County U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
026%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
45%55%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Minsk U19 or draw
64%
Minsk U19 or Derby County U19
73%
Draw or Derby County U19
64%

Winning margin

Minsk U19 wins by 2+
16%
Derby County U19 wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Minsk U19 1+ goals
71%
Minsk U19 2+ goals
35%
Minsk U19 3+ goals
13%
Derby County U19 1+ goals
71%
Derby County U19 2+ goals
35%
Derby County U19 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Minsk U19 (draw refunded)
50%
Derby County U19 (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Minsk U19 at homecreates 0.80, concedes 0.80 · 5 matches

Derby County U19 awaycreates 1.67, concedes 1.67 · 3 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Minsk U19 attack 0.80 + Derby County U19 defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.23

Derby County U19 attack 1.67 + Minsk U19 defence 0.80 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 36%?"

Minsk U19 scores more
36%
level
27%
Derby County U19 scores more
36%

Minsk U19 at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Minsk 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.

Minsk
Derby
S. Shchuka
Manager: S. Shchuka
76'I. ZhukovS. Penchuk
86'O. PlyutP. Gorbach
86'I. VorobjevG. Zherdev
90+3'E. NikiporenokA. Frolov

Minsk U19 substitutes

J. Walker
Manager: J. Walker
74'J. StrettonB. Cybulski
82'T. WilsonA. Brown

Derby County U19 substitutes

UEFA Youth League: Minsk U19 0–2 Derby County U19

Derby County U19 beat Minsk U19 2-0 in UEFA Youth League on October 2, 2019.

Goals: M. Whittaker (22' pen, 88').

The match was played at Stadion FK Minsk in Minsk.