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Shenzhen Ruby FC vs Chengdu Better CitySuper League 2018

6/4/2022Super LeagueSuper League · Round 1Wuhua Hengpi Football Town

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 68+ matches

Shenzhen Ruby FC26%
×Draw25%
Chengdu Better City49%
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.

Shenzhen Ruby FC
1.11
Chengdu Better City
1.60

Chengdu Better City creates 44% more chances

Season form · 68 home / 72 away

creates per match

Shenzhen Ruby FC
1.09
Chengdu Better City
1.58

allows per match

Shenzhen Ruby FC
1.63
Chengdu Better City
1.13

finishing

Shenzhen Ruby FC+0.00on par
Chengdu Better City+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Shenzhen Ruby FC

Chengdu Better City
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
0111%
029%
035%
042%
1
107%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
204%
217%
225%
233%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Shenzhen Ruby FC or draw
51%
Shenzhen Ruby FC or Chengdu Better City
75%
Draw or Chengdu Better City
74%

Winning margin

Shenzhen Ruby FC wins by 2+
10%
Chengdu Better City wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

Shenzhen Ruby FC 1+ goals
67%
Shenzhen Ruby FC 2+ goals
30%
Shenzhen Ruby FC 3+ goals
10%
Chengdu Better City 1+ goals
80%
Chengdu Better City 2+ goals
47%
Chengdu Better City 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Shenzhen Ruby FC (draw refunded)
35%
Chengdu Better City (draw refunded)
65%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Shenzhen Ruby FC at homecreates 1.09, concedes 1.63 · 68 matches

Chengdu Better City awaycreates 1.58, concedes 1.13 · 72 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Shenzhen Ruby FC attack 1.09 + Chengdu Better City defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.11

Chengdu Better City attack 1.58 + Shenzhen Ruby FC defence 1.63 → ÷2 → 1.60

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 49%?"

Shenzhen Ruby FC scores more
26%
level
25%
Chengdu Better City scores more
49%

Chengdu Better City at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Chengdu Better City 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

Super League: Shenzhen Ruby FC 2–0 Chengdu Better City

Shenzhen Ruby FC beat Chengdu Better City 2-0 in Super League on June 4, 2022.

The match was played at Wuhua Hengpi Football Town in Dongguan.