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Red Bull Salzburg vs WSG WattensBundesliga 2018

Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg
FT
51
HT: 30
WSG Wattens
WSG Wattens
12/7/2019BundesligaBundesliga · Round 17Red Bull Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 113+ matches

Red Bull Salzburg65%
×Draw19%
WSG Wattens16%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.

Red Bull Salzburg
2.27
WSG Wattens
1.02

Red Bull Salzburg creates 123% more chances

Season form · 133 home / 113 away

creates per match

Red Bull Salzburg
2.61
WSG Wattens
1.20

allows per match

Red Bull Salzburg
0.85
WSG Wattens
1.94

finishing

Red Bull Salzburg+0.00on par
WSG Wattens+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Over
  • Over64
  • Under36

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Red Bull Salzburg

WSG Wattens
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
014%
022%
031%
040%
1
109%
119%
124%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
317%
324%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (10%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
64%36%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Red Bull Salzburg or draw
84%
Red Bull Salzburg or WSG Wattens
81%
Draw or WSG Wattens
35%

Winning margin

Red Bull Salzburg wins by 2+
42%
WSG Wattens wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Red Bull Salzburg 1+ goals
90%
Red Bull Salzburg 2+ goals
66%
Red Bull Salzburg 3+ goals
39%
WSG Wattens 1+ goals
64%
WSG Wattens 2+ goals
27%
WSG Wattens 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Red Bull Salzburg (draw refunded)
80%
WSG Wattens (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Red Bull Salzburg at homecreates 2.61, concedes 0.85 · 133 matches

WSG Wattens awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.94 · 113 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Red Bull Salzburg attack 2.61 + WSG Wattens defence 1.94 → ÷2 → 2.27

WSG Wattens attack 1.20 + Red Bull Salzburg defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 1.02

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%?"

Red Bull Salzburg scores more
65%
level
19%
WSG Wattens scores more
16%

Red Bull Salzburg 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 "Red Bull Salzburg 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.

Player of the match

17
Andreas UlmerRed Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg · M
9.1

Possession

69%Red

Shots

19Red

Pass accuracy

60%Red

Statistics

RedWSG
Overview
69%Possession31%
19Total Shots10
5Corners2
12Fouls13
Shots
19Total Shots10
8On Target1
8Off Target4
3Blocked5
15Inside Box7
4Outside Box3
Passing
69%Possession31%
599Total Passes265
516Accurate Passes153
86%Pass Accuracy58%
Goalkeeping
0Saves3
Discipline
12Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
2Offsides1

Red Bull Salzburg 5 – 1 WSG Wattens

Red Bull Salzburg beat WSG Wattens 5-1 in Bundesliga on December 7, 2019.

Goals: Patson Daka (3'), Erling Braut Håland (9'), Masaya Okugawa (33'), Takumi Minamino (56'), Andreas Ulmer (82'), Stefan Hager (85').

Red Bull Salzburg controlled possession (69%) and registered 19 shots to 10.

The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim.