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Oxford United vs Bolton — League One 2018

Oxford United
Oxford United
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Bolton
Bolton
11/28/2023League OneLeague One · Round 20The Kassam Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 135+ matches

Oxford United46%
×Draw25%
Bolton28%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Oxford United
1.54
Bolton
1.15

Oxford United creates 34% more chances

Season form · 135 home / 136 away

creates per match

Oxford United
1.69
Bolton
1.19

allows per match

Oxford United
1.10
Bolton
1.40

finishing

Oxford United+0.00on par
Bolton+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Oxford United ↓

Bolton →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–18%
0–24%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (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

Oxford United or draw
72%
Oxford United or Bolton
75%
Draw or Bolton
54%

Winning margin

Oxford United wins by 2+
23%
Bolton wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Oxford United 1+ goals
79%
Oxford United 2+ goals
45%
Oxford United 3+ goals
20%
Bolton 1+ goals
68%
Bolton 2+ goals
32%
Bolton 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Oxford United (draw refunded)
62%
Bolton (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Oxford United at home — creates 1.69, concedes 1.10 · 135 matches

Bolton away — creates 1.19, concedes 1.40 · 136 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Oxford United attack 1.69 + Bolton defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.54

Bolton attack 1.19 + Oxford United defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.15

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 46%?"

Oxford United scores more
46%
level
25%
Bolton scores more
28%

Oxford United at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Oxford 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

League One: Oxford United 0–0 Bolton

Oxford United and Bolton drew 0-0 in League One on November 28, 2023.

The match was played at The Kassam Stadium in Oxford, Oxfordshire.