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U. Madeira vs TirsenseTaça de Portugal 2018

10/7/2020Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal · 1st RoundCristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

U. Madeira22%
×Draw23%
Tirsense55%
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.

U. Madeira
1.10
Tirsense
1.87

Tirsense creates 70% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 7 away

creates per match

U. Madeira
1.20
Tirsense
2.14

allows per match

U. Madeira
1.60
Tirsense
1.00

finishing

U. Madeira+0.00on par
Tirsense+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

U. Madeira

Tirsense
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
029%
036%
043%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
225%
233%
242%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

U. Madeira or draw
45%
U. Madeira or Tirsense
77%
Draw or Tirsense
78%

Winning margin

U. Madeira wins by 2+
8%
Tirsense wins by 2+
32%

Team goals

U. Madeira 1+ goals
67%
U. Madeira 2+ goals
30%
U. Madeira 3+ goals
10%
Tirsense 1+ goals
85%
Tirsense 2+ goals
56%
Tirsense 3+ goals
29%

Draw no bet

U. Madeira (draw refunded)
29%
Tirsense (draw refunded)
71%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

U. Madeira at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.60 · 5 matches

Tirsense awaycreates 2.14, concedes 1.00 · 7 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

U. Madeira attack 1.20 + Tirsense defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.10

Tirsense attack 2.14 + U. Madeira defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.87

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 55%?"

U. Madeira scores more
22%
level
23%
Tirsense scores more
55%

Tirsense at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Tirsense 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

U. Madeira 0 – 5 Tirsense

Tirsense beat U. Madeira 5-0 in Taça de Portugal on October 7, 2020.

The match was played at Cristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol in Funchal.