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The Town vs Houston Dynamo FC IIMLS Next Pro 2022

10/20/2024MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Conference - Quarter-finalsSaint Mary's Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

The Town54%
×Draw22%
Houston Dynamo FC II25%
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.

The Town
2.00
Houston Dynamo FC II
1.29

The Town creates 55% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 51 away

creates per match

The Town
2.22
Houston Dynamo FC II
1.61

allows per match

The Town
0.98
Houston Dynamo FC II
1.78

finishing

The Town+0.00on par
Houston Dynamo FC II+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Over
  • Over64
  • Under36

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

The Town

Houston Dynamo FC II
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
107%
1110%
126%
133%
141%
2
207%
2110%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
316%
324%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
64%36%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

The Town or draw
75%
The Town or Houston Dynamo FC II
78%
Draw or Houston Dynamo FC II
46%

Winning margin

The Town wins by 2+
31%
Houston Dynamo FC II wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

The Town 1+ goals
86%
The Town 2+ goals
59%
The Town 3+ goals
32%
Houston Dynamo FC II 1+ goals
72%
Houston Dynamo FC II 2+ goals
37%
Houston Dynamo FC II 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

The Town (draw refunded)
69%
Houston Dynamo FC II (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
53%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

The Town at homecreates 2.22, concedes 0.98 · 46 matches

Houston Dynamo FC II awaycreates 1.61, concedes 1.78 · 51 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

The Town attack 2.22 + Houston Dynamo FC II defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 2.00

Houston Dynamo FC II attack 1.61 + The Town defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 54%?"

The Town scores more
54%
level
22%
Houston Dynamo FC II scores more
25%

The Town at 54% 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 54% does not mean "The Town 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

MLS Next Pro: The Town 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC II

The Town beat Houston Dynamo FC II 2-1 in MLS Next Pro on October 20, 2024.

The match was played at Saint Mary's Stadium in Moraga, California.