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Standard Liege vs Royal Excel MouscronJupiler Pro League 2018

3/1/2019Jupiler Pro LeagueJupiler Pro League · Round 28Maurice Dufrasne

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Standard Liege47%
×Draw26%
Royal Excel Mouscron27%
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.

Standard Liege
1.50
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.07

Standard Liege creates 40% more chances

Season form · 151 home / 45 away

creates per match

Standard Liege
1.32
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.00

allows per match

Standard Liege
1.14
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.69

finishing

Standard Liege+0.00on par
Royal Excel Mouscron+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Standard Liege

Royal Excel Mouscron
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
032%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Standard Liege or draw
73%
Standard Liege or Royal Excel Mouscron
74%
Draw or Royal Excel Mouscron
53%

Winning margin

Standard Liege wins by 2+
24%
Royal Excel Mouscron wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Standard Liege 1+ goals
78%
Standard Liege 2+ goals
44%
Standard Liege 3+ goals
19%
Royal Excel Mouscron 1+ goals
66%
Royal Excel Mouscron 2+ goals
29%
Royal Excel Mouscron 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Standard Liege (draw refunded)
64%
Royal Excel Mouscron (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Standard Liege at homecreates 1.32, concedes 1.14 · 151 matches

Royal Excel Mouscron awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.69 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Standard Liege attack 1.32 + Royal Excel Mouscron defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 1.50

Royal Excel Mouscron attack 1.00 + Standard Liege defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.07

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 47%?"

Standard Liege scores more
47%
level
26%
Royal Excel Mouscron scores more
27%

Standard Liege at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Standard Liege 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

Match Recap: Standard Liege vs Royal Excel Mouscron

Standard Liege and Royal Excel Mouscron drew 1-1 in Jupiler Pro League on March 1, 2019.

The match was played at Maurice Dufrasne in Liege.