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Ural U20 vs Zenit U20Youth Championship 2026

3/17/2021Youth ChampionshipYouth Championship · Round 18Futbol'nyj manezh Ural

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Ural U2027%
×Draw21%
Zenit U2052%
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.

Ural U20
1.45
Zenit U20
2.10

Zenit U20 creates 45% more chances

Season form · 99 home / 19 away

creates per match

Ural U20
1.57
Zenit U20
2.16

allows per match

Ural U20
2.05
Zenit U20
1.32

finishing

Ural U20+0.00on par
Zenit U20+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Over
  • Over69
  • Under31

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ural U20

Zenit U20
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
026%
034%
042%
1
104%
119%
129%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
227%
235%
242%
3
301%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
69%31%3.5
47%53%4.5
28%72%

Double chance

Ural U20 or draw
48%
Ural U20 or Zenit U20
79%
Draw or Zenit U20
73%

Winning margin

Ural U20 wins by 2+
12%
Zenit U20 wins by 2+
31%

Team goals

Ural U20 1+ goals
77%
Ural U20 2+ goals
42%
Ural U20 3+ goals
18%
Zenit U20 1+ goals
88%
Zenit U20 2+ goals
62%
Zenit U20 3+ goals
35%

Draw no bet

Ural U20 (draw refunded)
34%
Zenit U20 (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Ural U20 at homecreates 1.57, concedes 2.05 · 99 matches

Zenit U20 awaycreates 2.16, concedes 1.32 · 19 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ural U20 attack 1.57 + Zenit U20 defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.45

Zenit U20 attack 2.16 + Ural U20 defence 2.05 → ÷2 → 2.10

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 52%?"

Ural U20 scores more
27%
level
21%
Zenit U20 scores more
52%

Zenit U20 at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Zenit U20 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: Ural U20 vs Zenit U20

Zenit U20 beat Ural U20 4-2 in Youth Championship on March 17, 2021.

The match was played at Futbol'nyj manezh Ural in Ekaterinburg.