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Shaanxi Changan Athletic vs Zibo CujuLeague One 2018

5/14/2021League OneLeague One · Round 5Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

Shaanxi Changan Athletic51%
×Draw25%
Zibo Cuju24%
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.

Shaanxi Changan Athletic
1.58
Zibo Cuju
1.00

Shaanxi Changan Athletic creates 58% more chances

Season form · 56 home / 34 away

creates per match

Shaanxi Changan Athletic
1.46
Zibo Cuju
1.06

allows per match

Shaanxi Changan Athletic
0.93
Zibo Cuju
1.71

finishing

Shaanxi Changan Athletic+0.00on par
Zibo Cuju+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Shaanxi Changan Athletic

Zibo Cuju
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Shaanxi Changan Athletic or draw
76%
Shaanxi Changan Athletic or Zibo Cuju
75%
Draw or Zibo Cuju
49%

Winning margin

Shaanxi Changan Athletic wins by 2+
26%
Zibo Cuju wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Shaanxi Changan Athletic 1+ goals
79%
Shaanxi Changan Athletic 2+ goals
47%
Shaanxi Changan Athletic 3+ goals
21%
Zibo Cuju 1+ goals
63%
Zibo Cuju 2+ goals
26%
Zibo Cuju 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Shaanxi Changan Athletic (draw refunded)
68%
Zibo Cuju (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Shaanxi Changan Athletic at homecreates 1.46, concedes 0.93 · 56 matches

Zibo Cuju awaycreates 1.06, concedes 1.71 · 34 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Shaanxi Changan Athletic attack 1.46 + Zibo Cuju defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.58

Zibo Cuju attack 1.06 + Shaanxi Changan Athletic defence 0.93 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 51%?"

Shaanxi Changan Athletic scores more
51%
level
25%
Zibo Cuju scores more
24%

Shaanxi Changan Athletic at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Shaanxi Changan Athletic 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: Shaanxi Changan Athletic vs Zibo Cuju

Shaanxi Changan Athletic beat Zibo Cuju 2-0 in League One on May 14, 2021.

The match was played at Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium in Meixian.