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Portugal vs PolandUEFA Nations League 2018

Portugal
Portugal
FT
11
HT: 10
Poland
Poland
Arkadiusz Milik 66' (pen)
11/20/2018UEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League · League A - 6Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Portugal65%
×Draw20%
Poland14%
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.

Portugal
2.04
Poland
0.83

Portugal creates 146% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 11 away

creates per match

Portugal
2.08
Poland
1.09

allows per match

Portugal
0.58
Poland
2.00

finishing

Portugal+0.00on par
Poland+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Portugal

Poland
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
015%
022%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1110%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
308%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Portugal or draw
86%
Portugal or Poland
80%
Draw or Poland
35%

Winning margin

Portugal wins by 2+
41%
Poland wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Portugal 1+ goals
87%
Portugal 2+ goals
60%
Portugal 3+ goals
33%
Poland 1+ goals
56%
Poland 2+ goals
20%
Poland 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Portugal (draw refunded)
82%
Poland (draw refunded)
18%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Portugal at homecreates 2.08, concedes 0.58 · 12 matches

Poland awaycreates 1.09, concedes 2.00 · 11 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Portugal attack 2.08 + Poland defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 2.04

Poland attack 1.09 + Portugal defence 0.58 → ÷2 → 0.83

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 65%?"

Portugal scores more
65%
level
20%
Poland scores more
14%

Portugal at 65% 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 65% does not mean "Portugal 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.

Possession

51%Portugal

Shots

2Portugal

Statistics

PortugalPoland
Overview
51%Possession49%
2Total Shots8
5Corners5
10Fouls12
Shots
2Total Shots8
1On Target2
1Off Target6
Passing
51%Possession49%
Goalkeeping
1Saves0
Discipline
10Fouls12
2Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
2Offsides0

Portugal 1 – 1 Poland

Portugal and Poland drew 1-1 in UEFA Nations League on November 20, 2018.

Goals: André Silva (33'), Arkadiusz Milik (66' pen).

Portugal controlled possession (51%) and registered 2 shots to 8.

The match was played at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimaraes.