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Rochdale vs Barnsley — League One 2018

Rochdale
Rochdale
FT
0 – 4
HT: 0 – 2
Barnsley
Barnsley
8/21/2018League OneLeague One · Round 4Crown Oil Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 72+ matches

Rochdale32%
×Draw25%
Barnsley43%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 577,253 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.6% 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.

Rochdale
1.31
Barnsley
1.57

Barnsley creates 20% more chances

Season form · 72 home / 121 away

creates per match

Rochdale
1.33
Barnsley
1.57

allows per match

Rochdale
1.57
Barnsley
1.30

finishing

Rochdale+0.00on par
Barnsley+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rochdale ↓

Barnsley →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–19%
0–27%
0–34%
0–41%
1
1–07%
1–112%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–18%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–23%
3–31%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Rochdale or draw
57%
Rochdale or Barnsley
75%
Draw or Barnsley
68%

Winning margin

Rochdale wins by 2+
14%
Barnsley wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Rochdale 1+ goals
73%
Rochdale 2+ goals
38%
Rochdale 3+ goals
14%
Barnsley 1+ goals
79%
Barnsley 2+ goals
46%
Barnsley 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Rochdale (draw refunded)
42%
Barnsley (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Rochdale at home — creates 1.33, concedes 1.57 · 72 matches

Barnsley away — creates 1.57, concedes 1.30 · 121 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Rochdale attack 1.33 + Barnsley defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.31

Barnsley attack 1.57 + Rochdale defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.57

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 43%?"

Rochdale scores more
32%
level
25%
Barnsley scores more
43%

Barnsley at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Barnsley 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

Match Recap: Rochdale vs Barnsley

Barnsley beat Rochdale 4-0 in League One on August 21, 2018.

The match was played at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale.