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Toulouse vs ArlesLigue 1 2010

Toulouse
Toulouse
FT
21
HT: 10
Arles
Arles
8/21/2010Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 3Stadium Municipal (Toulouse)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Toulouse59%
×Draw24%
Arles17%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Toulouse
1.67
Arles
0.78

Toulouse creates 114% more chances

Season form · 232 home / 19 away

creates per match

Toulouse
1.28
Arles
0.37

allows per match

Toulouse
1.20
Arles
2.05

finishing

Toulouse+0.00on par
Arles+0.00on par

Total goals

Under: 56Over: 4456%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No: 56Yes: 4456%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Toulouse

Arles
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Toulouse or draw
83%
Toulouse or Arles
76%
Draw or Arles
41%

Winning margin

Toulouse wins by 2+
32%
Arles wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Toulouse 1+ goals
81%
Toulouse 2+ goals
50%
Toulouse 3+ goals
23%
Arles 1+ goals
54%
Arles 2+ goals
18%
Arles 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Toulouse (draw refunded)
77%
Arles (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Toulouse at homecreates 1.28, concedes 1.20 · 232 matches

Arles awaycreates 0.37, concedes 2.05 · 19 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Toulouse attack 1.28 + Arles defence 2.05 → ÷2 → 1.67

Arles attack 0.37 + Toulouse defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 0.78

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 59%?"

Toulouse scores more
59%
level
24%
Arles scores more
17%

Toulouse at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Toulouse 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.

Toulouse
Arles
84'F. MansaréA. Devaux

Toulouse substitutes

45'B. SoroA. Basinas
51'D. N'DiayeY. Kermorgant
80'K. GhilasF. Dja Djedjé

Toulouse 2 – 1 Arles

Toulouse beat Arles 2-1 in Ligue 1 on August 21, 2010.

Goals: D. Braaten (36'), E. Didot (62'), F. Dja Djedjé (64').

The match was played at Stadium Municipal (Toulouse).