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Orenburg vs UralPremier League 2018

Orenburg
Orenburg
FT
22
HT: 00
Ural
Ural
5/10/2019Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 28Gazovik Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 89+ matches

Orenburg48%
×Draw26%
Ural26%
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.

Orenburg
1.50
Ural
1.04

Orenburg creates 44% more chances

Season form · 89 home / 92 away

creates per match

Orenburg
1.39
Ural
0.89

allows per match

Orenburg
1.20
Ural
1.60

finishing

Orenburg+0.00on par
Ural+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Orenburg

Ural
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Orenburg or draw
74%
Orenburg or Ural
74%
Draw or Ural
52%

Winning margin

Orenburg wins by 2+
24%
Ural wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Orenburg 1+ goals
78%
Orenburg 2+ goals
44%
Orenburg 3+ goals
19%
Ural 1+ goals
65%
Ural 2+ goals
28%
Ural 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Orenburg (draw refunded)
65%
Ural (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Orenburg at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.20 · 89 matches

Ural awaycreates 0.89, concedes 1.60 · 92 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Orenburg attack 1.39 + Ural defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.50

Ural attack 0.89 + Orenburg defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 48%?"

Orenburg scores more
48%
level
26%
Ural scores more
26%

Orenburg at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Orenburg 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

Orenburg 2 – 2 Ural

Orenburg and Ural drew 2-2 in Premier League on May 10, 2019.

The match was played at Gazovik Stadium in Rostoshi.