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Republic of Ireland U17 vs Cyprus U17UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2022

N. Okosun 90+6'
N. Razi 82'
L. Kehir 68'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Republic of Ireland U1746%
×Draw24%
Cyprus U1731%
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.

Republic of Ireland U17
1.73
Cyprus U17
1.37

Republic of Ireland U17 creates 26% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 10 away

creates per match

Republic of Ireland U17
2.35
Cyprus U17
1.50

allows per match

Republic of Ireland U17
1.24
Cyprus U17
1.10

finishing

Republic of Ireland U17+0.00on par
Cyprus U17+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Republic of Ireland U17

Cyprus U17
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
60%40%3.5
37%63%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Republic of Ireland U17 or draw
69%
Republic of Ireland U17 or Cyprus U17
76%
Draw or Cyprus U17
54%

Winning margin

Republic of Ireland U17 wins by 2+
24%
Cyprus U17 wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Republic of Ireland U17 1+ goals
82%
Republic of Ireland U17 2+ goals
52%
Republic of Ireland U17 3+ goals
25%
Cyprus U17 1+ goals
75%
Cyprus U17 2+ goals
40%
Cyprus U17 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Republic of Ireland U17 (draw refunded)
60%
Cyprus U17 (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Republic of Ireland U17 at homecreates 2.35, concedes 1.24 · 17 matches

Cyprus U17 awaycreates 1.50, concedes 1.10 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Republic of Ireland U17 attack 2.35 + Cyprus U17 defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.73

Cyprus U17 attack 1.50 + Republic of Ireland U17 defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.37

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 46%?"

Republic of Ireland U17 scores more
46%
level
24%
Cyprus U17 scores more
31%

Republic of Ireland U17 at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Republic of Ireland U17 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.

Republic
Cyprus
C. O'Brien
Manager: C. O'Brien
46'R. AkachukwuN. McAndrew
51'M. MooreK. Harnett
85'M. MurrayI. Orazi
90+4'N. OkosunL. Kehir

Republic of Ireland U17 substitutes

61'I. AvramidisP. Angeli
61'K. PoursaitidisC. Kattirtzis
70'A. KonstantinouE. Isaak
71'C. LoukaïdisC. Evangelou
80'A. PirintziisS. Hadjigeorgiou

Match Recap: Republic of Ireland U17 vs Cyprus U17

Republic of Ireland U17 beat Cyprus U17 3-2 in UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification on March 13, 2023.

Goals: C. Evangelou (39'), L. Kehir (68'), I. Avramidis (73'), N. Razi (82'), N. Okosun (90+6').

The match was played at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides in Paphos.