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Philadelphia Union II vs Huntsville CityMLS Next Pro 2022

A. Liadi 90+4' (pen)
9/17/2023MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Round 37Subaru Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 44+ matches

Philadelphia Union II48%
×Draw23%
Huntsville City29%
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.

Philadelphia Union II
1.83
Huntsville City
1.39

Philadelphia Union II creates 32% more chances

Season form · 55 home / 44 away

creates per match

Philadelphia Union II
2.00
Huntsville City
1.36

allows per match

Philadelphia Union II
1.42
Huntsville City
1.66

finishing

Philadelphia Union II+0.00on par
Huntsville City+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Over
  • Over62
  • Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Philadelphia Union II

Huntsville City
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
107%
1110%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
62%38%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Philadelphia Union II or draw
71%
Philadelphia Union II or Huntsville City
77%
Draw or Huntsville City
52%

Winning margin

Philadelphia Union II wins by 2+
26%
Huntsville City wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Philadelphia Union II 1+ goals
84%
Philadelphia Union II 2+ goals
54%
Philadelphia Union II 3+ goals
28%
Huntsville City 1+ goals
75%
Huntsville City 2+ goals
40%
Huntsville City 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Philadelphia Union II (draw refunded)
62%
Huntsville City (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
53%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Philadelphia Union II at homecreates 2.00, concedes 1.42 · 55 matches

Huntsville City awaycreates 1.36, concedes 1.66 · 44 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Philadelphia Union II attack 2.00 + Huntsville City defence 1.66 → ÷2 → 1.83

Huntsville City attack 1.36 + Philadelphia Union II defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.39

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 48%?"

Philadelphia Union II scores more
48%
level
23%
Huntsville City scores more
29%

Philadelphia Union II at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Philadelphia Union II 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.

Philadelphia
Huntsville
M. LeBlanc
Manager: M. LeBlanc
46'D. VazquezC. Donovan
77'S. OlivasJ. Rafanello
78'K. TuckerS. Stojanovic
85'J. CastilloA. Sorenson

Philadelphia Union II substitutes

J. Collison
Manager: J. Collison
54'N. PerryC. Pearson
74'O. WrightJ. Bolanos
74'S. JoashK. Amiche
82'A. SipicC. Rad

Huntsville City substitutes

Match Recap: Philadelphia Union II vs Huntsville City

Philadelphia Union II beat Huntsville City 2-1 in MLS Next Pro on September 17, 2023.

Goals: N. Pierre (45'), S. Stojanovic (73'), A. Liadi (90+4' pen).

The match was played at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.