Pontevedra 3–1 Linares Deportivo: Result & Stats

Pontevedra

FT

3 – 1

HT: 3 – 1

Linares Deportivo

3/18/2023

Primera División RFEF - Group 1 · Group 1 - 28Estadio Municipal de Pasarón

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

Pontevedra48%

×Draw26%

Linares Deportivo26%

✓ 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.

PontevedraExpected goals in this matchLinares Deportivo

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.

1.52

1.06

Pontevedra

1.52

Linares Deportivo

1.06

Pontevedra creates 43% more chances

Season form · 64 home / 18 away

1.31

creates per match

1.17

0.95

allows per match

1.72

creates per match

Pontevedra

1.31

Linares Deportivo

1.17

allows per match

Pontevedra

0.95

Linares Deportivo

1.72

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Pontevedra+0.00on par

Linares Deportivo+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Pontevedra ↓

Linares Deportivo →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–18%

0–24%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–09%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Pontevedra or draw

74%

Pontevedra or Linares Deportivo

74%

Draw or Linares Deportivo

52%

Winning margin

Pontevedra wins by 2+

24%

Linares Deportivo wins by 2+

10%

Team goals

Pontevedra 1+ goals

78%

Pontevedra 2+ goals

45%

Pontevedra 3+ goals

20%

Linares Deportivo 1+ goals

65%

Linares Deportivo 2+ goals

29%

Linares Deportivo 3+ goals

9%

Draw no bet

Pontevedra (draw refunded)

64%

Linares Deportivo (draw refunded)

36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Pontevedra at home — creates 1.31, concedes 0.95 · 64 matches

Linares Deportivo away — creates 1.17, concedes 1.72 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Pontevedra attack 1.31 + Linares Deportivo defence 1.72 → ÷2 → 1.52

Linares Deportivo attack 1.17 + Pontevedra defence 0.95 → ÷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 48%?"

Pontevedra scores more

48%

level

26%

Linares Deportivo scores more

26%

Pontevedra 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 "Pontevedra 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