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Pacos Ferreira vs SC Braga BSegunda Liga 2018

Pacos Ferreira
Pacos Ferreira
FT
20
HT: 00
SC Braga B
SC Braga B
8/12/2018Segunda LigaSegunda Liga · Round 1Estádio da Capital do Móvel (Paços de Ferreira)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Pacos Ferreira42%
×Draw28%
SC Braga B30%
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.

Pacos Ferreira
1.31
SC Braga B
1.06

Pacos Ferreira creates 24% more chances

Season form · 68 home / 26 away

creates per match

Pacos Ferreira
1.35
SC Braga B
1.04

allows per match

Pacos Ferreira
1.09
SC Braga B
1.27

finishing

Pacos Ferreira+0.00on par
SC Braga B+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Pacos Ferreira

SC Braga B
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Pacos Ferreira or draw
70%
Pacos Ferreira or SC Braga B
72%
Draw or SC Braga B
58%

Winning margin

Pacos Ferreira wins by 2+
19%
SC Braga B wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Pacos Ferreira 1+ goals
73%
Pacos Ferreira 2+ goals
38%
Pacos Ferreira 3+ goals
14%
SC Braga B 1+ goals
65%
SC Braga B 2+ goals
29%
SC Braga B 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Pacos Ferreira (draw refunded)
58%
SC Braga B (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Pacos Ferreira at homecreates 1.35, concedes 1.09 · 68 matches

SC Braga B awaycreates 1.04, concedes 1.27 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Pacos Ferreira attack 1.35 + SC Braga B defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.31

SC Braga B attack 1.04 + Pacos Ferreira defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 42%?"

Pacos Ferreira scores more
42%
level
28%
SC Braga B scores more
30%

Pacos Ferreira at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Pacos Ferreira 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

Match Recap: Pacos Ferreira vs SC Braga B

Pacos Ferreira beat SC Braga B 2-0 in Segunda Liga on August 12, 2018.

The match was played at Estádio da Capital do Móvel (Paços de Ferreira).