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Spal vs Sassuolo — Serie A 2018

Spal
Spal
FT
1 – 2
HT: 1 – 0
Sassuolo
Sassuolo
2/9/2020Serie ASerie A · Round 23Stadio Paolo Mazza

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Spal32%
×Draw25%
Sassuolo43%
✓ 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
1.31
Sassuolo
1.56

Sassuolo creates 19% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 128 away

creates per match

Spal
0.95
Sassuolo
1.37

allows per match

Spal
1.74
Sassuolo
1.67

finishing

Spal+0.00on par
Sassuolo+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Spal ↓

Sassuolo →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–19%
0–27%
0–34%
0–41%
1
1–07%
1–112%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–18%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–23%
3–31%
3–41%
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
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Spal or draw
57%
Spal or Sassuolo
75%
Draw or Sassuolo
68%

Winning margin

Spal wins by 2+
14%
Sassuolo wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Spal 1+ goals
73%
Spal 2+ goals
38%
Spal 3+ goals
14%
Sassuolo 1+ goals
79%
Sassuolo 2+ goals
46%
Sassuolo 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Spal (draw refunded)
43%
Sassuolo (draw refunded)
57%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

Sassuolo away — creates 1.37, concedes 1.67 · 128 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 + Sassuolo defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.31

Sassuolo attack 1.37 + Spal defence 1.74 → ÷2 → 1.56

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 43%?"

Spal scores more
32%
level
25%
Sassuolo scores more
43%

Sassuolo at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Sassuolo 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 – 2 Sassuolo

Sassuolo beat Spal 2-1 in Serie A on February 9, 2020.

The match was played at Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara.