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Spal vs Bologna — Serie A 2018

Spal
Spal
FT
1 – 3
HT: 1 – 1
Bologna
Bologna
1/25/2020Serie ASerie A · Round 21Stadio Paolo Mazza

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Spal33%
×Draw25%
Bologna41%
✓ 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.

Spal
1.29
Bologna
1.46

Bologna creates 13% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 134 away

creates per match

Spal
0.95
Bologna
1.19

allows per match

Spal
1.74
Bologna
1.63

finishing

Spal+0.00on par
Bologna+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Spal ↓

Bologna →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–19%
0–27%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–112%
1–29%
1–34%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–18%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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
14%86%

Double chance

Spal or draw
59%
Spal or Bologna
75%
Draw or Bologna
67%

Winning margin

Spal wins by 2+
15%
Bologna wins by 2+
20%

Team goals

Spal 1+ goals
72%
Spal 2+ goals
37%
Spal 3+ goals
14%
Bologna 1+ goals
77%
Bologna 2+ goals
43%
Bologna 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

Spal (draw refunded)
45%
Bologna (draw refunded)
55%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Spal at home — creates 0.95, concedes 1.74 · 38 matches

Bologna away — creates 1.19, concedes 1.63 · 134 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Spal attack 0.95 + Bologna defence 1.63 → ÷2 → 1.29

Bologna attack 1.19 + Spal defence 1.74 → ÷2 → 1.46

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 41%?"

Spal scores more
33%
level
25%
Bologna scores more
41%

Bologna at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Bologna 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

Spal 1 – 3 Bologna

Bologna beat Spal 3-1 in Serie A on January 25, 2020.

The match was played at Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara.