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TOM Tomsk vs Nizhny Novgorod — First League 2018

TOM Tomsk
TOM Tomsk
CANC
22:00
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
5/15/2020First LeagueFirst League · Round 38

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 53+ matches

TOM Tomsk36%
×Draw30%
Nizhny Novgorod34%
✓ 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.

TOM Tomsk
1.05
Nizhny Novgorod
1.02

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 74 home / 53 away

creates per match

TOM Tomsk
1.22
Nizhny Novgorod
1.19

allows per match

TOM Tomsk
0.85
Nizhny Novgorod
0.89

finishing

TOM Tomsk+0.00on par
Nizhny Novgorod+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

TOM Tomsk ↓

Nizhny Novgorod →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–013%
0–113%
0–27%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–013%
1–114%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–17%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

TOM Tomsk or draw
66%
TOM Tomsk or Nizhny Novgorod
70%
Draw or Nizhny Novgorod
64%

Winning margin

TOM Tomsk wins by 2+
14%
Nizhny Novgorod wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

TOM Tomsk 1+ goals
65%
TOM Tomsk 2+ goals
28%
TOM Tomsk 3+ goals
9%
Nizhny Novgorod 1+ goals
64%
Nizhny Novgorod 2+ goals
27%
Nizhny Novgorod 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

TOM Tomsk (draw refunded)
51%
Nizhny Novgorod (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
14%

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

TOM Tomsk at home — creates 1.22, concedes 0.85 · 74 matches

Nizhny Novgorod away — creates 1.19, concedes 0.89 · 53 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

TOM Tomsk attack 1.22 + Nizhny Novgorod defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 1.05

Nizhny Novgorod attack 1.19 + TOM Tomsk defence 0.85 → ÷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 36%?"

TOM Tomsk scores more
36%
level
30%
Nizhny Novgorod scores more
34%

TOM Tomsk at 36% 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 36% does not mean "TOM Tomsk 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

Preview: TOM Tomsk host Nizhny Novgorod

May 15, 2020: TOM Tomsk take on Nizhny Novgorod in First League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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