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Rangers FC vs VovovoPremier League 2020

1/22/2022Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 10King Sobhuza II Memorial Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Rangers FC29%
×Draw27%
Vovovo44%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Rangers FC
1.07
Vovovo
1.38

Vovovo creates 29% more chances

Season form · 56 home / 15 away

creates per match

Rangers FC
1.02
Vovovo
1.40

allows per match

Rangers FC
1.36
Vovovo
1.13

finishing

Rangers FC+0.00on par
Vovovo+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rangers FC

Vovovo
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
028%
034%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Rangers FC or draw
56%
Rangers FC or Vovovo
73%
Draw or Vovovo
71%

Winning margin

Rangers FC wins by 2+
11%
Vovovo wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Rangers FC 1+ goals
66%
Rangers FC 2+ goals
29%
Rangers FC 3+ goals
9%
Vovovo 1+ goals
75%
Vovovo 2+ goals
40%
Vovovo 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Rangers FC (draw refunded)
40%
Vovovo (draw refunded)
60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Rangers FC at homecreates 1.02, concedes 1.36 · 56 matches

Vovovo awaycreates 1.40, concedes 1.13 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Rangers FC attack 1.02 + Vovovo defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.07

Vovovo attack 1.40 + Rangers FC defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 44%?"

Rangers FC scores more
29%
level
27%
Vovovo scores more
44%

Vovovo at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Vovovo 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

Rangers FC 0 – 0 Vovovo

Rangers FC and Vovovo drew 0-0 in Premier League on January 22, 2022.

The match was played at King Sobhuza II Memorial Stadium in Nhlangano.