Sutton Utd 4–1 Scunthorpe: Result & Stats

Sutton Utd

FT

4 – 1

HT: 3 – 0

Scunthorpe

2/26/2022

League Two · Round 34VBS Community Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 64+ matches

Sutton Utd53%

×Draw25%

Scunthorpe22%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.4%

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 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Sutton UtdExpected goals in this matchScunthorpe

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.

1.65

0.96

Sutton Utd

1.65

Scunthorpe

0.96

Sutton Utd creates 72% more chances

Season form · 69 home / 64 away

1.41

creates per match

0.83

1.09

allows per match

1.88

creates per match

Sutton Utd

1.41

Scunthorpe

0.83

allows per match

Sutton Utd

1.09

Scunthorpe

1.88

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Sutton Utd+0.00on par

Scunthorpe+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sutton Utd ↓

Scunthorpe →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–25%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Sutton Utd or draw

78%

Sutton Utd or Scunthorpe

75%

Draw or Scunthorpe

47%

Winning margin

Sutton Utd wins by 2+

29%

Scunthorpe wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Sutton Utd 1+ goals

81%

Sutton Utd 2+ goals

49%

Sutton Utd 3+ goals

23%

Scunthorpe 1+ goals

62%

Scunthorpe 2+ goals

25%

Scunthorpe 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Sutton Utd (draw refunded)

71%

Scunthorpe (draw refunded)

29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

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

Sutton Utd at home — creates 1.41, concedes 1.09 · 69 matches

Scunthorpe away — creates 0.83, concedes 1.88 · 64 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sutton Utd attack 1.41 + Scunthorpe defence 1.88 → ÷2 → 1.65

Scunthorpe attack 0.83 + Sutton Utd defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 53%?"

Sutton Utd scores more

53%

level

25%

Scunthorpe scores more

22%

Sutton Utd at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Sutton Utd 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