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Arda Kardzhali vs Pirin Blagoevgrad — Second League 2018

Arda Kardzhali
Arda Kardzhali
FT
2 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Pirin Blagoevgrad
8/19/2018Second LeagueSecond League · Round 4Stadion Druzhba (Kardzhali)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Arda Kardzhali53%
×Draw26%
Pirin Blagoevgrad21%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Arda Kardzhali
1.48
Pirin Blagoevgrad
0.82

Arda Kardzhali creates 80% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 76 away

creates per match

Arda Kardzhali
1.67
Pirin Blagoevgrad
1.30

allows per match

Arda Kardzhali
0.33
Pirin Blagoevgrad
1.30

finishing

Arda Kardzhali+0.00on par
Pirin Blagoevgrad+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Arda Kardzhali ↓

Pirin Blagoevgrad →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–18%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–112%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–011%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–14%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Arda Kardzhali or draw
79%
Arda Kardzhali or Pirin Blagoevgrad
74%
Draw or Pirin Blagoevgrad
47%

Winning margin

Arda Kardzhali wins by 2+
27%
Pirin Blagoevgrad wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Arda Kardzhali 1+ goals
77%
Arda Kardzhali 2+ goals
43%
Arda Kardzhali 3+ goals
19%
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1+ goals
56%
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2+ goals
20%
Pirin Blagoevgrad 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Arda Kardzhali (draw refunded)
72%
Pirin Blagoevgrad (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Arda Kardzhali at home — creates 1.67, concedes 0.33 · 15 matches

Pirin Blagoevgrad away — creates 1.30, concedes 1.30 · 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

Arda Kardzhali attack 1.67 + Pirin Blagoevgrad defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.48

Pirin Blagoevgrad attack 1.30 + Arda Kardzhali defence 0.33 → ÷2 → 0.82

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 53%?"

Arda Kardzhali scores more
53%
level
26%
Pirin Blagoevgrad scores more
21%

Arda Kardzhali at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Arda Kardzhali 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

Match Recap: Arda Kardzhali vs Pirin Blagoevgrad

Arda Kardzhali beat Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-0 in Second League on August 19, 2018.

The match was played at Stadion Druzhba (Kardzhali).