Southern District vs Eastern — FA Cup 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 4+ matches
Southern District19%
Eastern64%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Eastern creates 88% more chances
Season form · 4 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over81
- Under19
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes73
- No27
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Southern District ↓
Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 85% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Southern District at home — creates 2.25, concedes 2.50 · 4 matches
Eastern away — creates 3.20, concedes 0.80 · 5 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Southern District attack 2.25 + Eastern defence 0.80 → ÷2 → 1.52
Eastern attack 3.20 + Southern District defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.85
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 64%?"
Eastern at 64% 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 64% does not mean "Eastern 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
Southern District host Eastern on Sunday, 7 March 2021 at 09:30. The match is part of the FA Cup 2020/2021 season.
Preview: Southern District host Eastern
March 7, 2021: Southern District take on Eastern in FA Cup. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.
Southern District host Eastern at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.
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