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Valencia U19 vs Manchester United U19UEFA Youth League 2018

12/12/2018UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · Group Stage - 6Estadio Antonio Puchades (Paterna)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Valencia U1929%
×Draw24%
Manchester United U1947%
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.

Valencia U19
1.28
Manchester United U19
1.70

Manchester United U19 creates 33% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 10 away

creates per match

Valencia U19
1.17
Manchester United U19
1.40

allows per match

Valencia U19
2.00
Manchester United U19
1.40

finishing

Valencia U19+0.00on par
Manchester United U19+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Valencia U19

Manchester United U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
019%
027%
034%
042%
1
107%
1111%
129%
135%
142%
2
204%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
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
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Valencia U19 or draw
53%
Valencia U19 or Manchester United U19
76%
Draw or Manchester United U19
71%

Winning margin

Valencia U19 wins by 2+
12%
Manchester United U19 wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

Valencia U19 1+ goals
72%
Valencia U19 2+ goals
37%
Valencia U19 3+ goals
14%
Manchester United U19 1+ goals
82%
Manchester United U19 2+ goals
51%
Manchester United U19 3+ goals
24%

Draw no bet

Valencia U19 (draw refunded)
38%
Manchester United U19 (draw refunded)
62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
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

Valencia U19 at homecreates 1.17, concedes 2.00 · 6 matches

Manchester United U19 awaycreates 1.40, concedes 1.40 · 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

Valencia U19 attack 1.17 + Manchester United U19 defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.28

Manchester United U19 attack 1.40 + Valencia U19 defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.70

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 47%?"

Valencia U19 scores more
29%
level
24%
Manchester United U19 scores more
47%

Manchester United U19 at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Manchester United U19 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.

Valencia
Manchester
Mista
Manager: Mista
57'Xavi EstacioPerez Martinez
57'Martín LapeñaCarlos Pérez
57'Gerard MoyaPablo Jiménez
70'Sergio BonoÓscar Poveda
81'Muñoz GarreJordi Escobar

Valencia U19 substitutes

N. Butt
Manager: N. Butt
66'M. HelmA. Barlow
70'H. NevilleL. Ercolani
70'Ł. BejgerG. Tanner
75'S. ShoretireN. Burkart
75'O. DenhamR. Devine

Manchester United U19 substitutes

Match Recap: Valencia U19 vs Manchester United U19

Manchester United U19 beat Valencia U19 2-1 in UEFA Youth League on December 12, 2018.

Goals: Carlos Pérez (13'), N. Burkart (36'), A. Barlow (42').

The match was played at Estadio Antonio Puchades (Paterna).