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New England Revolution vs CF MontrealMajor League Soccer 2018

4/24/2019Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer · Round 10Gillette Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 14+ matches

New England Revolution41%
×Draw26%
CF Montreal34%
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.

New England Revolution
1.44
CF Montreal
1.28

New England Revolution creates 13% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 14 away

creates per match

New England Revolution
1.12
CF Montreal
1.39

allows per match

New England Revolution
1.18
CF Montreal
1.76

finishing

New England Revolution+0.30scores more
CF Montreal+0.18scores more

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

New England Revolution

CF Montreal
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

New England Revolution or draw
66%
New England Revolution or CF Montreal
74%
Draw or CF Montreal
59%

Winning margin

New England Revolution wins by 2+
19%
CF Montreal wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

New England Revolution 1+ goals
76%
New England Revolution 2+ goals
42%
New England Revolution 3+ goals
18%
CF Montreal 1+ goals
72%
CF Montreal 2+ goals
37%
CF Montreal 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

New England Revolution (draw refunded)
55%
CF Montreal (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

New England Revolution at homecreates 1.12, concedes 1.18 · 19 matches

CF Montreal awaycreates 1.39, concedes 1.76 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

New England Revolution attack 1.12 + CF Montreal defence 1.76 → ÷2 → 1.44

CF Montreal attack 1.39 + New England Revolution defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.28

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 41%?"

New England Revolution scores more
41%
level
26%
CF Montreal scores more
34%

New England Revolution at 41% 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 41% does not mean "New England Revolution 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

Major League Soccer: New England Revolution 0–3 CF Montreal

CF Montreal beat New England Revolution 3-0 in Major League Soccer on April 24, 2019.

The match was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.