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Tranmere vs Doncaster — League One 2018

Tranmere
Tranmere
FT
0 – 3
HT: 0 – 0
Doncaster
Doncaster
2/4/2020League OneLeague One · Round 16Prenton Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Tranmere38%
×Draw26%
Doncaster36%
✓ 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.

Tranmere
1.37
Doncaster
1.33

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 17 home / 108 away

creates per match

Tranmere
1.12
Doncaster
1.13

allows per match

Tranmere
1.53
Doncaster
1.61

finishing

Tranmere+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tranmere ↓

Doncaster →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–26%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–112%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–18%
2–26%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Tranmere or draw
64%
Tranmere or Doncaster
74%
Draw or Doncaster
62%

Winning margin

Tranmere wins by 2+
17%
Doncaster wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Tranmere 1+ goals
75%
Tranmere 2+ goals
40%
Tranmere 3+ goals
16%
Doncaster 1+ goals
74%
Doncaster 2+ goals
38%
Doncaster 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Tranmere (draw refunded)
51%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Tranmere at home — creates 1.12, concedes 1.53 · 17 matches

Doncaster away — creates 1.13, concedes 1.61 · 108 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Tranmere attack 1.12 + Doncaster defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.37

Doncaster attack 1.13 + Tranmere defence 1.53 → ÷2 → 1.33

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 38%?"

Tranmere scores more
38%
level
26%
Doncaster scores more
36%

Tranmere at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Tranmere 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

League One: Tranmere 0–3 Doncaster

Doncaster beat Tranmere 3-0 in League One on February 4, 2020.

The match was played at Prenton Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside.