Nara United vs Mahasarakham United — FA Cup 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
Nara United20%
Mahasarakham United53%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.
Mahasarakham United creates 89% more chances
Season form · 4 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under63
- Over37
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No60
- Yes40
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Nara United ↓
Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Nara United at home — creates 0.50, concedes 1.50 · 4 matches
Mahasarakham United away — creates 1.33, concedes 1.00 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Nara United attack 0.50 + Mahasarakham United defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.75
Mahasarakham United attack 1.33 + Nara United defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.42
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 53%?"
Mahasarakham United 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 "Mahasarakham United 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
Head to Head
Nara United host Mahasarakham United on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 at 08:00. The match is part of the FA Cup 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Nara United vs Mahasarakham United
Mahasarakham United beat Nara United 1-0 in FA Cup on November 20, 2024.
The match was played at Narathiwat Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium in Narathiwat.