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Pescara vs SalernitanaSerie B 2018

Pescara
Pescara
FT
20
HT: 00
Salernitana
Salernitana
5/11/2019Serie BSerie B · Round 38Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 73+ matches

Pescara45%
×Draw27%
Salernitana29%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Pescara
1.42
Salernitana
1.09

Pescara creates 30% more chances

Season form · 73 home / 75 away

creates per match

Pescara
1.41
Salernitana
0.83

allows per match

Pescara
1.36
Salernitana
1.43

finishing

Pescara+0.00on par
Salernitana+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Pescara

Salernitana
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Pescara or draw
71%
Pescara or Salernitana
73%
Draw or Salernitana
55%

Winning margin

Pescara wins by 2+
21%
Salernitana wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Pescara 1+ goals
76%
Pescara 2+ goals
41%
Pescara 3+ goals
17%
Salernitana 1+ goals
66%
Salernitana 2+ goals
30%
Salernitana 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Pescara (draw refunded)
61%
Salernitana (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Pescara at homecreates 1.41, concedes 1.36 · 73 matches

Salernitana awaycreates 0.83, concedes 1.43 · 75 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Pescara attack 1.41 + Salernitana defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.42

Salernitana attack 0.83 + Pescara defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.09

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 45%?"

Pescara scores more
45%
level
27%
Salernitana scores more
29%

Pescara at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Pescara 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

Pescara 2 – 0 Salernitana

Pescara beat Salernitana 2-0 in Serie B on May 11, 2019.

The match was played at Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia.