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PFC Sochi vs Lokomotiv MoscowCup 2019

4/7/2021CupCup · Quarter-finalsOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

PFC Sochi26%
×Draw21%
Lokomotiv Moscow53%
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.

PFC Sochi
1.44
Lokomotiv Moscow
2.10

Lokomotiv Moscow creates 46% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 19 away

creates per match

PFC Sochi
1.42
Lokomotiv Moscow
1.95

allows per match

PFC Sochi
2.25
Lokomotiv Moscow
1.47

finishing

PFC Sochi+0.00on par
Lokomotiv Moscow+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Over
  • Over68
  • Under32

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

PFC Sochi

Lokomotiv Moscow
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
026%
035%
042%
1
104%
119%
129%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
227%
235%
242%
3
301%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
68%32%3.5
47%53%4.5
28%72%

Double chance

PFC Sochi or draw
47%
PFC Sochi or Lokomotiv Moscow
79%
Draw or Lokomotiv Moscow
74%

Winning margin

PFC Sochi wins by 2+
12%
Lokomotiv Moscow wins by 2+
31%

Team goals

PFC Sochi 1+ goals
76%
PFC Sochi 2+ goals
42%
PFC Sochi 3+ goals
18%
Lokomotiv Moscow 1+ goals
88%
Lokomotiv Moscow 2+ goals
62%
Lokomotiv Moscow 3+ goals
35%

Draw no bet

PFC Sochi (draw refunded)
33%
Lokomotiv Moscow (draw refunded)
67%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

PFC Sochi at homecreates 1.42, concedes 2.25 · 12 matches

Lokomotiv Moscow awaycreates 1.95, concedes 1.47 · 19 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

PFC Sochi attack 1.42 + Lokomotiv Moscow defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.44

Lokomotiv Moscow attack 1.95 + PFC Sochi defence 2.25 → ÷2 → 2.10

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 53%?"

PFC Sochi scores more
26%
level
21%
Lokomotiv Moscow scores more
53%

Lokomotiv Moscow at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Lokomotiv Moscow 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

PFC Sochi 1 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow beat PFC Sochi 3-1 in Cup on April 7, 2021.

The match was played at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in Sochi.