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Stevenage vs MorecambeLeague Two 2018

Stevenage
Stevenage
FT
01
HT: 00
Morecambe
Morecambe
4/14/2017League TwoLeague Two · Round 42The Lamex Stadium (Stevenage, Hertfordshire)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 93+ matches

Stevenage47%
×Draw26%
Morecambe27%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Stevenage
1.52
Morecambe
1.10

Stevenage creates 38% more chances

Season form · 94 home / 93 away

creates per match

Stevenage
1.31
Morecambe
1.17

allows per match

Stevenage
1.04
Morecambe
1.73

finishing

Stevenage+0.00on par
Morecambe+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Stevenage

Morecambe
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
024%
032%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Stevenage or draw
73%
Stevenage or Morecambe
74%
Draw or Morecambe
53%

Winning margin

Stevenage wins by 2+
24%
Morecambe wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Stevenage 1+ goals
78%
Stevenage 2+ goals
45%
Stevenage 3+ goals
20%
Morecambe 1+ goals
67%
Morecambe 2+ goals
30%
Morecambe 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Stevenage (draw refunded)
63%
Morecambe (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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

Stevenage at homecreates 1.31, concedes 1.04 · 94 matches

Morecambe awaycreates 1.17, concedes 1.73 · 93 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Stevenage attack 1.31 + Morecambe defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.52

Morecambe attack 1.17 + Stevenage defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 1.10

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%?"

Stevenage scores more
47%
level
26%
Morecambe scores more
27%

Stevenage 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 "Stevenage 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.

Stevenage
Morecambe
D. Sarll
Manager: D. Sarll
70'D. GormanJ. McQuoid
81'K. HindsS. Schumacher
88'R. LoftJ. McAnuff

Stevenage substitutes

J. Bentley
Manager: J. Bentley
77'P. MurphyA. Wildig
77'R. TurnerP. Mullin
85'L. ConlanL. Molyneux

Morecambe substitutes

Match Recap: Stevenage vs Morecambe

Morecambe beat Stevenage 1-0 in League Two on April 14, 2017.

Goals: L. Molyneux (68').

The match was played at The Lamex Stadium (Stevenage, Hertfordshire).