Sozopol 3–1 Haskovo: Result & Stats

Sozopol

FT

3 – 1

Haskovo

12/1/2018

Third League - Southeast · Round 17Gradski stadion (Sozopol)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 47+ matches

Sozopol60%

×Draw22%

Haskovo18%

✓ 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.

SozopolExpected goals in this matchHaskovo

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.

1.84

0.88

Sozopol

1.84

Haskovo

0.88

Sozopol creates 109% more chances

Season form · 82 home / 47 away

2.06

creates per match

0.87

0.89

allows per match

1.62

creates per match

Sozopol

2.06

Haskovo

0.87

allows per match

Sozopol

0.89

Haskovo

1.62

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Sozopol+0.00on par

Haskovo+0.00on par

Total goals

Over51
Under49

Close call

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sozopol ↓

Haskovo →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–16%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–111%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–07%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 96% 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

Sozopol or draw

82%

Sozopol or Haskovo

78%

Draw or Haskovo

40%

Winning margin

Sozopol wins by 2+

35%

Haskovo wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Sozopol 1+ goals

84%

Sozopol 2+ goals

55%

Sozopol 3+ goals

28%

Haskovo 1+ goals

59%

Haskovo 2+ goals

22%

Haskovo 3+ goals

6%

Draw no bet

Sozopol (draw refunded)

77%

Haskovo (draw refunded)

23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

Both score & under 3

11%

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

Sozopol at home — creates 2.06, concedes 0.89 · 82 matches

Haskovo away — creates 0.87, concedes 1.62 · 47 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sozopol attack 2.06 + Haskovo defence 1.62 → ÷2 → 1.84

Haskovo attack 0.87 + Sozopol defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.88

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 60%?"

Sozopol scores more

60%

level

22%

Haskovo scores more

18%

Sozopol at 60% 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 60% does not mean "Sozopol 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