Renofa Yamaguchi vs Albirex Niigata — J2 League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 105+ matches
Renofa Yamaguchi33%
Albirex Niigata41%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Albirex Niigata creates 13% more chances
Season form · 167 home / 105 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under51
- Over49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes53
- No47
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Renofa Yamaguchi ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Renofa Yamaguchi at home — creates 1.26, concedes 1.36 · 167 matches
Albirex Niigata away — creates 1.41, concedes 1.19 · 105 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Renofa Yamaguchi attack 1.26 + Albirex Niigata defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.23
Albirex Niigata attack 1.41 + Renofa Yamaguchi defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.39
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 41%?"
Albirex Niigata at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Albirex Niigata 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
Matsumoto Yamaga
Oita Trinita
Yokohama FC
Machida Zelvia
Omiya Ardija
Tokyo Verdy
Avispa FukuokaRenofa Yamaguchi
Ventforet Kofu
Mito Hollyhock
Tokushima Vortis
Montedio Yamagata
Kanazawa
JEF United Chiba
Fagiano OkayamaAlbirex Niigata
Tochigi SC
Ehime FC
Kyoto Sanga
FC Gifu
Roasso Kumamoto
Kamatamare SanukiIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Renofa Yamaguchi host Albirex Niigata on Saturday, 13 March 2021 at 05:00. The match is part of the J2 League 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Renofa Yamaguchi vs Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata beat Renofa Yamaguchi 2-1 in J2 League on March 13, 2021.
The match was played at Ishin Me-Life Stadium in Yamaguchi.