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Norway U17 vs Italy U17UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2022

Norway U17
Norway U17
FT
07
HT: 05
Italy U17
Italy U17

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Norway U1719%
×Draw19%
Italy U1762%
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.

Norway U17
1.18
Italy U17
2.30

Italy U17 creates 95% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 12 away

creates per match

Norway U17
1.60
Italy U17
3.00

allows per match

Norway U17
1.60
Italy U17
0.75

finishing

Norway U17+0.00on par
Italy U17+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

62%Yes
  • Yes62
  • No38

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Norway U17

Italy U17
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
017%
028%
036%
044%
1
104%
118%
1210%
137%
144%
2
202%
215%
226%
234%
243%
3
301%
312%
322%
332%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–2 (10%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
45%55%4.5
26%74%

Double chance

Norway U17 or draw
38%
Norway U17 or Italy U17
81%
Draw or Italy U17
81%

Winning margin

Norway U17 wins by 2+
7%
Italy U17 wins by 2+
40%

Team goals

Norway U17 1+ goals
69%
Norway U17 2+ goals
33%
Norway U17 3+ goals
12%
Italy U17 1+ goals
90%
Italy U17 2+ goals
67%
Italy U17 3+ goals
40%

Draw no bet

Norway U17 (draw refunded)
23%
Italy U17 (draw refunded)
77%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

Norway U17 at homecreates 1.60, concedes 1.60 · 15 matches

Italy U17 awaycreates 3.00, concedes 0.75 · 12 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Norway U17 attack 1.60 + Italy U17 defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.18

Italy U17 attack 3.00 + Norway U17 defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 2.30

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 62%?"

Norway U17 scores more
19%
level
19%
Italy U17 scores more
62%

Italy U17 at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Italy U17 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

Norway U17 0 – 7 Italy U17

Italy U17 beat Norway U17 7-0 in UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification on November 11, 2024.

The match was played at Stadio Fonte Dell'Ovo in Città di San Marino.