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Swansea vs BarnsleyChampionship 2018

Swansea
Swansea
FT
11
HT: 10
Barnsley
Barnsley

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 76+ matches

Swansea47%
×Draw26%
Barnsley26%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.4%
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: 50.4% correct across 574,295 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.

Swansea
1.47
Barnsley
1.02

Swansea creates 44% more chances

Season form · 182 home / 76 away

creates per match

Swansea
1.40
Barnsley
0.93

allows per match

Swansea
1.10
Barnsley
1.54

finishing

Swansea+0.00on par
Barnsley+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Swansea

Barnsley
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Swansea or draw
74%
Swansea or Barnsley
74%
Draw or Barnsley
53%

Winning margin

Swansea wins by 2+
24%
Barnsley wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Swansea 1+ goals
77%
Swansea 2+ goals
43%
Swansea 3+ goals
18%
Barnsley 1+ goals
64%
Barnsley 2+ goals
27%
Barnsley 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Swansea (draw refunded)
64%
Barnsley (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Swansea at homecreates 1.40, concedes 1.10 · 182 matches

Barnsley awaycreates 0.93, concedes 1.54 · 76 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Swansea attack 1.40 + Barnsley defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.47

Barnsley attack 0.93 + Swansea defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.02

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%?"

Swansea scores more
47%
level
26%
Barnsley scores more
26%

Swansea 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 "Swansea 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

Swansea 1 – 1 Barnsley

Swansea and Barnsley drew 1-1 in Championship on May 22, 2021.

The match was played at Liberty Stadium in Swansea.