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Ulsan Hyundai FC vs Suwon BluewingsAFC Champions League 2018

5/9/2018AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions League · 8th FinalsUlsan Munsu Football Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Ulsan Hyundai FC40%
×Draw26%
Suwon Bluewings34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Ulsan Hyundai FC
1.38
Suwon Bluewings
1.26

Ulsan Hyundai FC creates 10% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 10 away

creates per match

Ulsan Hyundai FC
1.85
Suwon Bluewings
1.70

allows per match

Ulsan Hyundai FC
0.82
Suwon Bluewings
0.90

finishing

Ulsan Hyundai FC+0.00on par
Suwon Bluewings+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ulsan Hyundai FC

Suwon Bluewings
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Ulsan Hyundai FC or draw
66%
Ulsan Hyundai FC or Suwon Bluewings
74%
Draw or Suwon Bluewings
60%

Winning margin

Ulsan Hyundai FC wins by 2+
18%
Suwon Bluewings wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Ulsan Hyundai FC 1+ goals
75%
Ulsan Hyundai FC 2+ goals
40%
Ulsan Hyundai FC 3+ goals
16%
Suwon Bluewings 1+ goals
72%
Suwon Bluewings 2+ goals
36%
Suwon Bluewings 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Ulsan Hyundai FC (draw refunded)
54%
Suwon Bluewings (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

Ulsan Hyundai FC at homecreates 1.85, concedes 0.82 · 34 matches

Suwon Bluewings awaycreates 1.70, concedes 0.90 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ulsan Hyundai FC attack 1.85 + Suwon Bluewings defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 1.38

Suwon Bluewings attack 1.70 + Ulsan Hyundai FC defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 1.26

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 40%?"

Ulsan Hyundai FC scores more
40%
level
26%
Suwon Bluewings scores more
34%

Ulsan Hyundai FC at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Ulsan Hyundai FC 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.

Player of the match

4
Kang Min-SooUlsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC · D
7.6

Possession

44%Ulsan

Shots

9Ulsan

Pass accuracy

47%Ulsan

Statistics

UlsanSuwon
Overview
44%Possession56%
9Total Shots11
3Corners6
19Fouls23
Shots
9Total Shots11
3On Target4
4Off Target4
2Blocked3
3Inside Box6
6Outside Box5
Passing
44%Possession56%
365Total Passes456
249Accurate Passes349
68%Pass Accuracy77%
Goalkeeping
4Saves2
Discipline
19Fouls23
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0

Ulsan Hyundai FC 1 – 0 Suwon Bluewings

Ulsan Hyundai FC beat Suwon Bluewings 1-0 in AFC Champions League on May 9, 2018.

Goals: Kim In-Sung (67').

Suwon Bluewings controlled possession (56%) and registered 11 shots to 9.

The match was played at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan.