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Tours vs ArlesLigue 2 2010

Tours
Tours
FT
00
HT: 00
Arles
Arles
5/10/2013Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 36Stade de la Vallée du Cher (Tours)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 76+ matches

Tours46%
×Draw27%
Arles27%
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.

Tours
1.41
Arles
1.01

Tours creates 40% more chances

Season form · 152 home / 76 away

creates per match

Tours
1.39
Arles
0.78

allows per match

Tours
1.24
Arles
1.43

finishing

Tours+0.00on par
Arles+0.00on par

Total goals

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

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No: 52Yes: 4852%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tours

Arles
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Tours or draw
73%
Tours or Arles
73%
Draw or Arles
54%

Winning margin

Tours wins by 2+
22%
Arles wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Tours 1+ goals
76%
Tours 2+ goals
41%
Tours 3+ goals
17%
Arles 1+ goals
64%
Arles 2+ goals
27%
Arles 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Tours (draw refunded)
63%
Arles (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Tours at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.24 · 152 matches

Arles awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.43 · 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

Tours attack 1.39 + Arles defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.41

Arles attack 0.78 + Tours defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 46%?"

Tours scores more
46%
level
27%
Arles scores more
27%

Tours at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Tours 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.

Tours
Arles
68'B. KetkeophomphoneM. Gheriani
80'R. BiancardiniC. Kouakou
44'O. N'DiayeC. Ben Saada
56'B. PsaumeJ. Tinhan
80'D. SuarezM. Dalé

Arles substitutes

Match Recap: Tours vs Arles

Tours and Arles drew 0-0 in Ligue 2 on May 10, 2013.

The match was played at Stade de la Vallée du Cher (Tours).