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Monaco vs ArlesLigue 2 2010

Monaco
Monaco
FT
30
HT: 10
Arles
Arles
I. Touré 88', 39'
V. Germain 59'
8/24/2012Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 5Stade Louis II. (Monaco)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Monaco49%
×Draw27%
Arles24%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Monaco
1.45
Arles
0.93

Monaco creates 56% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 76 away

creates per match

Monaco
1.47
Arles
0.78

allows per match

Monaco
1.08
Arles
1.43

finishing

Monaco+0.00on par
Arles+0.00on par

Total goals

Under: 58Over: 4258%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No: 54Yes: 4654%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Monaco

Arles
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
42%58%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Monaco or draw
76%
Monaco or Arles
73%
Draw or Arles
51%

Winning margin

Monaco wins by 2+
24%
Arles wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Monaco 1+ goals
77%
Monaco 2+ goals
42%
Monaco 3+ goals
18%
Arles 1+ goals
61%
Arles 2+ goals
24%
Arles 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Monaco (draw refunded)
67%
Arles (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Monaco at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.08 · 38 matches

Arles awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.43 · 76 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Monaco attack 1.47 + Arles defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.45

Arles attack 0.78 + Monaco defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 0.93

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 49%?"

Monaco scores more
49%
level
27%
Arles scores more
24%

Monaco at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Monaco 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.

Monaco
Arles
63'D. NdingaT. Dingome
73'E. BajramiJ. Poulsen
78'E. SalliV. Germain

Monaco substitutes

63'D. SuarezM. Dalé
64'L. DouniamaB. Sangaré
74'D. PlessisR. Rocchi

Arles substitutes

Monaco 3 – 0 Arles

Monaco beat Arles 3-0 in Ligue 2 on August 24, 2012.

Goals: I. Touré (39', 88'), V. Germain (59').

The match was played at Stade Louis II. (Monaco).