Sichuan Jiuniu 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande FC

Sichuan Jiuniu

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Guangzhou Evergrande FC

8/6/2023

League One · Round 17Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Sichuan Jiuniu40%

×Draw27%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC33%

✓ 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.

Sichuan JiuniuExpected goals in this matchGuangzhou Evergrande FC

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.

1.35

1.20

Sichuan Jiuniu

1.35

Guangzhou Evergrande FC

1.20

Sichuan Jiuniu creates 13% more chances

Season form · 56 home / 30 away

1.23

creates per match

1.57

0.82

allows per match

1.47

creates per match

Sichuan Jiuniu

1.23

Guangzhou Evergrande FC

1.57

allows per match

Sichuan Jiuniu

0.82

Guangzhou Evergrande FC

1.47

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Sichuan Jiuniu+0.00on par

Guangzhou Evergrande FC+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sichuan Jiuniu ↓

Guangzhou Evergrande FC →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Sichuan Jiuniu or draw

67%

Sichuan Jiuniu or Guangzhou Evergrande FC

73%

Draw or Guangzhou Evergrande FC

60%

Winning margin

Sichuan Jiuniu wins by 2+

18%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Sichuan Jiuniu 1+ goals

74%

Sichuan Jiuniu 2+ goals

39%

Sichuan Jiuniu 3+ goals

15%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC 1+ goals

70%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2+ goals

34%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

Sichuan Jiuniu (draw refunded)

55%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC (draw refunded)

45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

Both score & under 3

13%

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

Sichuan Jiuniu at home — creates 1.23, concedes 0.82 · 56 matches

Guangzhou Evergrande FC away — creates 1.57, concedes 1.47 · 30 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sichuan Jiuniu attack 1.23 + Guangzhou Evergrande FC defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.35

Guangzhou Evergrande FC attack 1.57 + Sichuan Jiuniu defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 1.20

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 40%?"

Sichuan Jiuniu scores more

40%

level

27%

Guangzhou Evergrande FC scores more

33%

Sichuan Jiuniu at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Sichuan Jiuniu 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