Rio Ave 0–0 Belenenses: Result & Stats

Rio Ave

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Belenenses

3/21/2021

Primeira Liga · Round 24Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 68+ matches

Rio Ave44%

×Draw28%

Belenenses29%

✓ 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.

Rio AveExpected goals in this matchBelenenses

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.

1.33

1.02

Rio Ave

1.33

Belenenses

1.02

Rio Ave creates 30% more chances

Season form · 120 home / 68 away

1.25

creates per match

0.72

1.32

allows per match

1.41

creates per match

Rio Ave

1.25

Belenenses

0.72

allows per match

Rio Ave

1.32

Belenenses

1.41

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Rio Ave+0.00on par

Belenenses+0.00on par

Total goals

Under58
Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rio Ave ↓

Belenenses →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

68%32%2.5

42%58%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Rio Ave or draw

71%

Rio Ave or Belenenses

72%

Draw or Belenenses

56%

Winning margin

Rio Ave wins by 2+

20%

Belenenses wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Rio Ave 1+ goals

74%

Rio Ave 2+ goals

38%

Rio Ave 3+ goals

15%

Belenenses 1+ goals

64%

Belenenses 2+ goals

27%

Belenenses 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Rio Ave (draw refunded)

60%

Belenenses (draw refunded)

40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

34%

Both score & under 3

13%

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

Rio Ave at home — creates 1.25, concedes 1.32 · 120 matches

Belenenses away — creates 0.72, concedes 1.41 · 68 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Rio Ave attack 1.25 + Belenenses defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.33

Belenenses attack 0.72 + Rio Ave defence 1.32 → ÷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 44%?"

Rio Ave scores more

44%

level

28%

Belenenses scores more

29%

Rio Ave at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Rio Ave 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