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Pomorie vs Septemvri SofiaSecond League 2018

5/15/2020Second LeagueSecond League · Round 33Gradski stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Pomorie17%
×Draw22%
Septemvri Sofia61%
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.

Pomorie
0.86
Septemvri Sofia
1.88

Septemvri Sofia creates 119% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 55 away

creates per match

Pomorie
0.73
Septemvri Sofia
1.55

allows per match

Pomorie
2.20
Septemvri Sofia
1.00

finishing

Pomorie+0.00on par
Septemvri Sofia+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Pomorie

Septemvri Sofia
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0112%
0211%
037%
043%
1
106%
1110%
1210%
136%
143%
2
202%
215%
224%
233%
241%
3
301%
311%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Pomorie or draw
39%
Pomorie or Septemvri Sofia
78%
Draw or Septemvri Sofia
83%

Winning margin

Pomorie wins by 2+
5%
Septemvri Sofia wins by 2+
36%

Team goals

Pomorie 1+ goals
58%
Pomorie 2+ goals
21%
Pomorie 3+ goals
6%
Septemvri Sofia 1+ goals
85%
Septemvri Sofia 2+ goals
56%
Septemvri Sofia 3+ goals
29%

Draw no bet

Pomorie (draw refunded)
21%
Septemvri Sofia (draw refunded)
79%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Pomorie at homecreates 0.73, concedes 2.20 · 15 matches

Septemvri Sofia awaycreates 1.55, concedes 1.00 · 55 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Pomorie attack 0.73 + Septemvri Sofia defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.86

Septemvri Sofia attack 1.55 + Pomorie defence 2.20 → ÷2 → 1.88

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 61%?"

Pomorie scores more
17%
level
22%
Septemvri Sofia scores more
61%

Septemvri Sofia at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Septemvri Sofia 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

Preview: Pomorie host Septemvri Sofia

May 15, 2020: Pomorie take on Septemvri Sofia in Second League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Pomorie host Septemvri Sofia at Gradski stadion.

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