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Montalegre vs Benfica — Taça de Portugal 2018

Montalegre
Montalegre
FT
0 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
Benfica
Benfica
12/19/2018Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal · 8th FinalsEstádio Dr. Diogo Alves Vaz Pereira (Montalegre)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Montalegre23%
×Draw24%
Benfica53%
✓ 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.

Montalegre
1.01
Benfica
1.66

Benfica creates 64% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 24 away

creates per match

Montalegre
1.40
Benfica
1.92

allows per match

Montalegre
1.40
Benfica
0.63

finishing

Montalegre+0.00on par
Benfica+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Montalegre ↓

Benfica →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–112%
0–210%
0–35%
0–42%
1
1–07%
1–112%
1–210%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–16%
2–25%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Montalegre or draw
47%
Montalegre or Benfica
76%
Draw or Benfica
77%

Winning margin

Montalegre wins by 2+
8%
Benfica wins by 2+
28%

Team goals

Montalegre 1+ goals
64%
Montalegre 2+ goals
27%
Montalegre 3+ goals
8%
Benfica 1+ goals
81%
Benfica 2+ goals
49%
Benfica 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

Montalegre (draw refunded)
30%
Benfica (draw refunded)
70%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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

Montalegre at home — creates 1.40, concedes 1.40 · 10 matches

Benfica away — creates 1.92, concedes 0.63 · 24 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Montalegre attack 1.40 + Benfica defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 1.01

Benfica attack 1.92 + Montalegre defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.66

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 53%?"

Montalegre scores more
23%
level
24%
Benfica scores more
53%

Benfica at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Benfica 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

Taça de Portugal: Montalegre 0–1 Benfica

Benfica beat Montalegre 1-0 in Taça de Portugal on December 19, 2018.

The match was played at Estádio Dr. Diogo Alves Vaz Pereira (Montalegre).