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SHANGHAI SIPG vs UrawaAFC Champions League 2018

SHANGHAI SIPG
SHANGHAI SIPG
FT
22
HT: 02
Urawa
Urawa

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 16+ matches

SHANGHAI SIPG27%
×Draw25%
Urawa48%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

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 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

SHANGHAI SIPG
1.16
Urawa
1.61

Urawa creates 39% more chances

Season form · 25 home / 16 away

creates per match

SHANGHAI SIPG
1.32
Urawa
1.75

allows per match

SHANGHAI SIPG
1.48
Urawa
1.00

finishing

SHANGHAI SIPG+0.00on par
Urawa+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

SHANGHAI SIPG

Urawa
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0110%
028%
034%
042%
1
107%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
204%
217%
225%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

SHANGHAI SIPG or draw
52%
SHANGHAI SIPG or Urawa
75%
Draw or Urawa
73%

Winning margin

SHANGHAI SIPG wins by 2+
11%
Urawa wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

SHANGHAI SIPG 1+ goals
69%
SHANGHAI SIPG 2+ goals
32%
SHANGHAI SIPG 3+ goals
11%
Urawa 1+ goals
80%
Urawa 2+ goals
48%
Urawa 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

SHANGHAI SIPG (draw refunded)
37%
Urawa (draw refunded)
63%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

SHANGHAI SIPG at homecreates 1.32, concedes 1.48 · 25 matches

Urawa awaycreates 1.75, concedes 1.00 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

SHANGHAI SIPG attack 1.32 + Urawa defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.16

Urawa attack 1.75 + SHANGHAI SIPG defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.61

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 48%?"

SHANGHAI SIPG scores more
27%
level
25%
Urawa scores more
48%

Urawa at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Urawa 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

SHANGHAI SIPG 2 – 2 Urawa

SHANGHAI SIPG and Urawa drew 2-2 in AFC Champions League on August 27, 2019.

The match was played at Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai.