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Republic of Ireland U19 vs England U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

C. Chukwuemeka 47', 42'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Republic of Ireland U1921%
×Draw24%
England U1956%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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 U19
0.97
England U19
1.75

England U19 creates 80% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 10 away

creates per match

Republic of Ireland U19
1.65
England U19
2.50

allows per match

Republic of Ireland U19
1.00
England U19
0.30

finishing

Republic of Ireland U19+0.00on par
England U19+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Republic of Ireland U19

England U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
0112%
0210%
036%
043%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
215%
225%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Republic of Ireland U19 or draw
44%
Republic of Ireland U19 or England U19
76%
Draw or England U19
79%

Winning margin

Republic of Ireland U19 wins by 2+
7%
England U19 wins by 2+
31%

Team goals

Republic of Ireland U19 1+ goals
62%
Republic of Ireland U19 2+ goals
25%
Republic of Ireland U19 3+ goals
7%
England U19 1+ goals
83%
England U19 2+ goals
52%
England U19 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

Republic of Ireland U19 (draw refunded)
27%
England U19 (draw refunded)
73%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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 U19 at homecreates 1.65, concedes 1.00 · 17 matches

England U19 awaycreates 2.50, concedes 0.30 · 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 U19 attack 1.65 + England U19 defence 0.30 → ÷2 → 0.97

England U19 attack 2.50 + Republic of Ireland U19 defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.75

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 56%?"

Republic of Ireland U19 scores more
21%
level
24%
England U19 scores more
56%

England U19 at 56% 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 56% does not mean "England 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.

Republic
England
T. Mohan
Manager: T. Mohan
20'E. CaffreyS. Armstrong
35'C. HayesJ. Kenny
87'G. NzingoT. Adaramola

Republic of Ireland U19 substitutes

I. Foster
Manager: I. Foster
66'B. HumphreysC. Doyle
66'L. DelapD. Scarlett
66'S. EdozieA. Devine
77'D. OyegokeB. Norton-Cuffy
77'X. SimonsT. Iroegbunam

Republic of Ireland U19 1 – 3 England U19

England U19 beat Republic of Ireland U19 3-1 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on March 23, 2022.

Goals: D. Scarlett (5'), J. Abankwah (38'), C. Chukwuemeka (42', 47').

The match was played at Banks's Stadium in Walsall, West Midlands.