Stoke City W 5–1 Norwich City: Result & Stats

Stoke City W

5 – 1

Norwich City

12/5/2021

FA Women's Cup · 2nd RoundEmerys Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

Stoke City W73%

×Draw14%

Norwich City13%

✓ 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.

Stoke City WExpected goals in this matchNorwich City

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.

3.13

1.29

Stoke City W

3.13

Norwich City

1.29

Stoke City W creates 143% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 7 away

4.25

creates per match

1.57

1.00

allows per match

2.00

creates per match

Stoke City W

4.25

Norwich City

1.57

allows per match

Stoke City W

1.00

Norwich City

2.00

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Stoke City W+0.00on par

Norwich City+0.00on par

Total goals

Over81
Under19

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes69
No31

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Stoke City W ↓

Norwich City →

0–01%

0–12%

0–21%

0–30%

0–40%

1–04%

1–15%

1–23%

1–31%

1–40%

2–06%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3–06%

3–18%

3–25%

3–32%

3–41%

4–05%

4–16%

4–24%

4–32%

4–41%

Most likely 2–1 (8%) · grid covers 82% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

99%1%1.5

93%7%2.5

81%19%3.5

63%37%4.5

43%57%

Double chance

Stoke City W or draw

87%

Stoke City W or Norwich City

86%

Draw or Norwich City

27%

Winning margin

Stoke City W wins by 2+

53%

Norwich City wins by 2+

Team goals

Stoke City W 1+ goals

95%

Stoke City W 2+ goals

81%

Stoke City W 3+ goals

59%

Norwich City 1+ goals

72%

Norwich City 2+ goals

37%

Norwich City 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Stoke City W (draw refunded)

85%

Norwich City (draw refunded)

15%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

64%

Both score & under 3

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

Recent form of each side

Stoke City W at home — creates 4.25, concedes 1.00 · 8 matches

Norwich City away — creates 1.57, concedes 2.00 · 7 matches

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

Expected goals for this match

Stoke City W attack 4.25 + Norwich City defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 3.13

Norwich City attack 1.57 + Stoke City W defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.29

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

The answer to "why 73%?"

Stoke City W scores more

73%

level

14%

Norwich City scores more

13%

Stoke City W at 73% 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 73% does not mean "Stoke City W 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