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USM Bel Abbes vs JS SaouraLigue 1 2018

USM Bel Abbes
USM Bel Abbes
FT
11
HT: 00
JS Saoura
JS Saoura
5/26/2021Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 23Stade du 24 février 1956

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

USM Bel Abbes40%
×Draw29%
JS Saoura30%
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.

USM Bel Abbes
1.18
JS Saoura
0.98

USM Bel Abbes creates 20% more chances

Season form · 45 home / 107 away

creates per match

USM Bel Abbes
1.16
JS Saoura
0.84

allows per match

USM Bel Abbes
1.11
JS Saoura
1.20

finishing

USM Bel Abbes+0.00on par
JS Saoura+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

USM Bel Abbes

JS Saoura
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0111%
026%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

USM Bel Abbes or draw
70%
USM Bel Abbes or JS Saoura
71%
Draw or JS Saoura
60%

Winning margin

USM Bel Abbes wins by 2+
17%
JS Saoura wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

USM Bel Abbes 1+ goals
69%
USM Bel Abbes 2+ goals
33%
USM Bel Abbes 3+ goals
12%
JS Saoura 1+ goals
62%
JS Saoura 2+ goals
26%
JS Saoura 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

USM Bel Abbes (draw refunded)
57%
JS Saoura (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

USM Bel Abbes at homecreates 1.16, concedes 1.11 · 45 matches

JS Saoura awaycreates 0.84, concedes 1.20 · 107 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

USM Bel Abbes attack 1.16 + JS Saoura defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.18

JS Saoura attack 0.84 + USM Bel Abbes defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 0.98

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%?"

USM Bel Abbes scores more
40%
level
29%
JS Saoura scores more
30%

USM Bel Abbes 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 "USM Bel Abbes 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: USM Bel Abbes vs JS Saoura

USM Bel Abbes and JS Saoura drew 1-1 in Ligue 1 on May 26, 2021.

The match was played at Stade du 24 février 1956 in Sidi Bel Abbès.