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Valenciennes vs Paris FC — Ligue 2 2018

Valenciennes
Valenciennes
FT
4 – 5
HT: 2 – 2
Paris FC
Paris FC
4/1/2023Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 29Stade du Hainaut

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 109+ matches

Valenciennes35%
×Draw28%
Paris FC36%
✓ 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.

Valenciennes
1.14
Paris FC
1.16

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 109 home / 128 away

creates per match

Valenciennes
1.19
Paris FC
1.05

allows per match

Valenciennes
1.26
Paris FC
1.08

finishing

Valenciennes+0.00on par
Paris FC+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Valenciennes ↓

Paris FC →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–112%
0–27%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–24%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% 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

Valenciennes or draw
64%
Valenciennes or Paris FC
72%
Draw or Paris FC
65%

Winning margin

Valenciennes wins by 2+
14%
Paris FC wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Valenciennes 1+ goals
68%
Valenciennes 2+ goals
32%
Valenciennes 3+ goals
11%
Paris FC 1+ goals
69%
Paris FC 2+ goals
32%
Paris FC 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Valenciennes (draw refunded)
49%
Paris FC (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Valenciennes at home — creates 1.19, concedes 1.26 · 109 matches

Paris FC away — creates 1.05, concedes 1.08 · 128 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Valenciennes attack 1.19 + Paris FC defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.14

Paris FC attack 1.05 + Valenciennes defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.16

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 36%?"

Valenciennes scores more
35%
level
28%
Paris FC scores more
36%

Paris FC at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Paris 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Valenciennes vs Paris FC

Paris FC beat Valenciennes 5-4 in Ligue 2 on April 1, 2023.

The match was played at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes.