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Ross County vs East FifeLeague Cup 2018

Ross County
Ross County
FT
70
HT: 20
East Fife
East Fife
7/23/2022League CupLeague Cup · Group Stage - 8Global Energy Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Ross County77%
×Draw15%
East Fife8%
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.

Ross County
2.54
East Fife
0.71

Ross County creates 258% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 12 away

creates per match

Ross County
2.59
East Fife
0.42

allows per match

Ross County
1.00
East Fife
2.50

finishing

Ross County+0.00on par
East Fife+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Over
  • Over62
  • Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ross County

East Fife
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
1010%
117%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3011%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
407%
415%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (13%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
62%38%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Ross County or draw
92%
Ross County or East Fife
85%
Draw or East Fife
23%

Winning margin

Ross County wins by 2+
54%
East Fife wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Ross County 1+ goals
92%
Ross County 2+ goals
72%
Ross County 3+ goals
46%
East Fife 1+ goals
51%
East Fife 2+ goals
16%
East Fife 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Ross County (draw refunded)
90%
East Fife (draw refunded)
10%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Ross County at homecreates 2.59, concedes 1.00 · 17 matches

East Fife awaycreates 0.42, concedes 2.50 · 12 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ross County attack 2.59 + East Fife defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.54

East Fife attack 0.42 + Ross County defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 77%?"

Ross County scores more
77%
level
15%
East Fife scores more
8%

Ross County at 77% 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 77% does not mean "Ross County 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

Ross County 7 – 0 East Fife

Ross County beat East Fife 7-0 in League Cup on July 23, 2022.

The match was played at Global Energy Stadium in Dingwall.