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Rangers U19 vs Ajax U19UEFA Youth League 2018

Rangers U19
Rangers U19
FT
26
HT: 22
Ajax U19
Ajax U19
R. McCausland 38', 30'
Y. Boerhout 90+1'
R. Chahid 72'
K. Ciubotaru 56' (OG)
D. Kalokoh 45+2', 8'
11/1/2022UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · Group Stage - 6Firhill Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Rangers U1933%
×Draw20%
Ajax U1947%
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.

Rangers U19
1.98
Ajax U19
2.38

Ajax U19 creates 20% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 20 away

creates per match

Rangers U19
2.00
Ajax U19
2.65

allows per match

Rangers U19
2.11
Ajax U19
1.95

finishing

Rangers U19+0.00on par
Ajax U19+0.00on par

Total goals

81%Over
  • Over81
  • Under19

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

78%Yes
  • Yes78
  • No22

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rangers U19

Ajax U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
013%
024%
033%
042%
1
103%
116%
127%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
227%
236%
243%
3
302%
314%
325%
334%
342%
4
401%
412%
422%
432%
441%

Most likely 1–2 (7%) · grid covers 87% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
93%7%2.5
81%19%3.5
63%37%4.5
43%57%

Double chance

Rangers U19 or draw
53%
Rangers U19 or Ajax U19
80%
Draw or Ajax U19
67%

Winning margin

Rangers U19 wins by 2+
17%
Ajax U19 wins by 2+
28%

Team goals

Rangers U19 1+ goals
86%
Rangers U19 2+ goals
59%
Rangers U19 3+ goals
31%
Ajax U19 1+ goals
91%
Ajax U19 2+ goals
68%
Ajax U19 3+ goals
42%

Draw no bet

Rangers U19 (draw refunded)
41%
Ajax U19 (draw refunded)
59%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
72%
Both score & under 3
6%

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 U19 at homecreates 2.00, concedes 2.11 · 9 matches

Ajax U19 awaycreates 2.65, concedes 1.95 · 20 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 U19 attack 2.00 + Ajax U19 defence 1.95 → ÷2 → 1.98

Ajax U19 attack 2.65 + Rangers U19 defence 2.11 → ÷2 → 2.38

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 47%?"

Rangers U19 scores more
33%
level
20%
Ajax U19 scores more
47%

Ajax U19 at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Ajax U19 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.

Rangers
Ajax
D. McCallum
Manager: D. McCallum
73'P. NsioZ. Lovelace
74'M. StrachanC. Lindsay
79'C. YoungR. McCausland
79'J. GrahamR. Ure
85'K. WebsterJ. Harkness

Rangers U19 substitutes

F. Peereboom
Manager: F. Peereboom
46'Y. BoerhoutN. Chourak
60'N. BijnoeJ. Hato
60'N. ViereckT. Gooijer
73'R. SpeksnijderS. Vink
80'A. HenryD. Kalokoh

Ajax U19 substitutes

UEFA Youth League: Rangers U19 2–6 Ajax U19

Ajax U19 beat Rangers U19 6-2 in UEFA Youth League on November 1, 2022.

Goals: D. Kalokoh (8', 45+2'), R. McCausland (30', 38'), K. Ciubotaru (56' o.g.), C. van Bohemen (62'), R. Chahid (72'), Y. Boerhout (90+1').

The match was played at Firhill Stadium in Glasgow.