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The Town vs Vancouver Whitecaps IIMLS Next Pro 2022

The Town
The Town
FT
20
HT: 20
Vancouver Whitecaps II
Vancouver Whitecaps II
8/19/2024MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Round 31PayPal Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

The Town61%
×Draw20%
Vancouver Whitecaps II20%
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
2.25
Vancouver Whitecaps II
1.21

The Town creates 86% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 48 away

creates per match

The Town
2.22
Vancouver Whitecaps II
1.44

allows per match

The Town
0.98
Vancouver Whitecaps II
2.27

finishing

The Town+0.00on par
Vancouver Whitecaps II+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

The Town

Vancouver Whitecaps II
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
022%
031%
040%
1
107%
119%
125%
132%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
317%
324%
332%
341%
4
403%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
45%55%4.5
26%74%

Double chance

The Town or draw
80%
The Town or Vancouver Whitecaps II
80%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps II
39%

Winning margin

The Town wins by 2+
38%
Vancouver Whitecaps II wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

The Town 1+ goals
89%
The Town 2+ goals
65%
The Town 3+ goals
39%
Vancouver Whitecaps II 1+ goals
70%
Vancouver Whitecaps II 2+ goals
34%
Vancouver Whitecaps II 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

The Town (draw refunded)
75%
Vancouver Whitecaps II (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Vancouver Whitecaps II awaycreates 1.44, concedes 2.27 · 48 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 + Vancouver Whitecaps II defence 2.27 → ÷2 → 2.25

Vancouver Whitecaps II attack 1.44 + The Town defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 61%?"

The Town scores more
61%
level
20%
Vancouver Whitecaps II scores more
20%

The Town at 61% 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 61% 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

Match Recap: The Town vs Vancouver Whitecaps II

The Town beat Vancouver Whitecaps II 2-0 in MLS Next Pro on August 19, 2024.

The match was played at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.