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Oxford United vs Forest GreenLeague One 2018

Oxford United
Oxford United
FT
11
HT: 10
Forest Green
Forest Green
J. Henry 19'
J. Matt 60'
11/19/2022League OneLeague One · Round 19The Kassam Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Oxford United60%
×Draw22%
Forest Green18%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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
1.87
Forest Green
0.91

Oxford United creates 105% more chances

Season form · 135 home / 23 away

creates per match

Oxford United
1.70
Forest Green
0.70

allows per match

Oxford United
1.13
Forest Green
2.04

finishing

Oxford United+0.00on par
Forest Green+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Oxford United

Forest Green
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1111%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
225%
231%
240%
3
307%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Oxford United or draw
82%
Oxford United or Forest Green
78%
Draw or Forest Green
40%

Winning margin

Oxford United wins by 2+
35%
Forest Green wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Oxford United 1+ goals
85%
Oxford United 2+ goals
56%
Oxford United 3+ goals
29%
Forest Green 1+ goals
60%
Forest Green 2+ goals
23%
Forest Green 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Oxford United (draw refunded)
77%
Forest Green (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 homecreates 1.70, concedes 1.13 · 135 matches

Forest Green awaycreates 0.70, concedes 2.04 · 23 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 1.70 + Forest Green defence 2.04 → ÷2 → 1.87

Forest Green attack 0.70 + Oxford United defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 0.91

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 60%?"

Oxford United scores more
60%
level
22%
Forest Green scores more
18%

Oxford United at 60% 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 60% 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.

Player of the match

1
L. McGeeForest GreenForest Green · G
8.3

Possession

57%Oxford

Shots

18Oxford

Pass accuracy

57%Oxford

Statistics

OxfordForest
Overview
57%Possession43%
18Total Shots12
5Corners8
9Fouls12
Shots
18Total Shots12
9On Target5
7Off Target4
2Blocked3
6Inside Box10
12Outside Box2
Passing
57%Possession43%
455Total Passes340
353Accurate Passes200
78%Pass Accuracy59%
Goalkeeping
4Saves9
Discipline
9Fouls12
1Yellow Cards6
1Offsides2

Oxford United 1 – 1 Forest Green

Oxford United and Forest Green drew 1-1 in League One on November 19, 2022.

Goals: J. Henry (19'), J. Matt (60').

Oxford United controlled possession (57%) and registered 18 shots to 12.

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