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Red Star Merl-Belair vs Swift Hesperange — Cup 2020

Red Star Merl-Belair
Red Star Merl-Belair
FT
2 – 3
HT: 2 – 1
Swift Hesperange
Swift Hesperangeadvanced
10/29/2023CupCup · Round of 32Stade Prince Jean

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Red Star Merl-Belair20%
×Draw18%
Swift Hesperange62%
✓ 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 Star Merl-Belair
1.44
Swift Hesperange
2.63

Swift Hesperange creates 83% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 12 away

creates per match

Red Star Merl-Belair
2.20
Swift Hesperange
3.67

allows per match

Red Star Merl-Belair
1.60
Swift Hesperange
0.67

finishing

Red Star Merl-Belair+0.00on par
Swift Hesperange+0.00on par

Total goals

77%Over
  • Over77
  • Under23

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

71%Yes
  • Yes71
  • No29

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Red Star Merl-Belair ↓

Swift Hesperange →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–02%
0–15%
0–26%
0–35%
0–43%
1
1–03%
1–17%
1–29%
1–38%
1–45%
2
2–02%
2–15%
2–26%
2–35%
2–44%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–23%
3–33%
3–42%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–21%
4–31%
4–41%

Most likely 1–2 (9%) · grid covers 88% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
77%23%3.5
57%43%4.5
37%63%

Double chance

Red Star Merl-Belair or draw
38%
Red Star Merl-Belair or Swift Hesperange
82%
Draw or Swift Hesperange
80%

Winning margin

Red Star Merl-Belair wins by 2+
8%
Swift Hesperange wins by 2+
42%

Team goals

Red Star Merl-Belair 1+ goals
76%
Red Star Merl-Belair 2+ goals
42%
Red Star Merl-Belair 3+ goals
18%
Swift Hesperange 1+ goals
93%
Swift Hesperange 2+ goals
73%
Swift Hesperange 3+ goals
48%

Draw no bet

Red Star Merl-Belair (draw refunded)
24%
Swift Hesperange (draw refunded)
76%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
64%
Both score & under 3
7%

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 Star Merl-Belair at home — creates 2.20, concedes 1.60 · 5 matches

Swift Hesperange away — creates 3.67, concedes 0.67 · 12 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 Star Merl-Belair attack 2.20 + Swift Hesperange defence 0.67 → ÷2 → 1.44

Swift Hesperange attack 3.67 + Red Star Merl-Belair defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 2.63

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 62%?"

Red Star Merl-Belair scores more
20%
level
18%
Swift Hesperange scores more
62%

Swift Hesperange at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Swift Hesperange 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

Cup: Red Star Merl-Belair 2–3 Swift Hesperange

Swift Hesperange beat Red Star Merl-Belair 3-2 in Cup on October 29, 2023.

The match was played at Stade Prince Jean in Luxembourg.