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Scunthorpe vs Barnsley — League One 2018

Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
FT
2 – 2
HT: 1 – 0
Barnsley
Barnsley
8/25/2018League OneLeague One · Round 5Glanford Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 25+ matches

Scunthorpe29%
×Draw24%
Barnsley47%
✓ 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.

Scunthorpe
1.29
Barnsley
1.71

Barnsley creates 33% more chances

Season form · 25 home / 121 away

creates per match

Scunthorpe
1.28
Barnsley
1.57

allows per match

Scunthorpe
1.84
Barnsley
1.30

finishing

Scunthorpe+0.00on par
Barnsley+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Scunthorpe ↓

Barnsley →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–19%
0–27%
0–34%
0–42%
1
1–06%
1–111%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–17%
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 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Scunthorpe or draw
53%
Scunthorpe or Barnsley
76%
Draw or Barnsley
71%

Winning margin

Scunthorpe wins by 2+
12%
Barnsley wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

Scunthorpe 1+ goals
72%
Scunthorpe 2+ goals
37%
Scunthorpe 3+ goals
14%
Barnsley 1+ goals
82%
Barnsley 2+ goals
51%
Barnsley 3+ goals
24%

Draw no bet

Scunthorpe (draw refunded)
38%
Barnsley (draw refunded)
62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
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

Scunthorpe at home — creates 1.28, concedes 1.84 · 25 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

Scunthorpe attack 1.28 + Barnsley defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.29

Barnsley attack 1.57 + Scunthorpe defence 1.84 → ÷2 → 1.71

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 47%?"

Scunthorpe scores more
29%
level
24%
Barnsley scores more
47%

Barnsley at 47% 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 47% 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: Scunthorpe vs Barnsley

Scunthorpe and Barnsley drew 2-2 in League One on August 25, 2018.

The match was played at Glanford Park in Scunthorpe.