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Vancouver Whitecaps II vs Ventura CountyMLS Next Pro 2022

4/17/2023MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Round 6Swangard Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 37+ matches

Vancouver Whitecaps II51%
×Draw21%
Ventura County29%
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.

Vancouver Whitecaps II
2.17
Ventura County
1.60

Vancouver Whitecaps II creates 36% more chances

Season form · 51 home / 37 away

creates per match

Vancouver Whitecaps II
2.00
Ventura County
1.49

allows per match

Vancouver Whitecaps II
1.71
Ventura County
2.35

finishing

Vancouver Whitecaps II+0.00on par
Ventura County+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Over
  • Over72
  • Under28

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

71%Yes
  • Yes71
  • No29

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vancouver Whitecaps II

Ventura County
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
014%
023%
032%
041%
1
105%
118%
126%
133%
141%
2
205%
219%
227%
234%
241%
3
304%
316%
325%
333%
341%
4
402%
413%
423%
431%
441%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
72%28%3.5
52%48%4.5
32%68%

Double chance

Vancouver Whitecaps II or draw
71%
Vancouver Whitecaps II or Ventura County
79%
Draw or Ventura County
49%

Winning margin

Vancouver Whitecaps II wins by 2+
30%
Ventura County wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Vancouver Whitecaps II 1+ goals
89%
Vancouver Whitecaps II 2+ goals
64%
Vancouver Whitecaps II 3+ goals
36%
Ventura County 1+ goals
80%
Ventura County 2+ goals
47%
Ventura County 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Vancouver Whitecaps II (draw refunded)
64%
Ventura County (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
63%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

Vancouver Whitecaps II at homecreates 2.00, concedes 1.71 · 51 matches

Ventura County awaycreates 1.49, concedes 2.35 · 37 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vancouver Whitecaps II attack 2.00 + Ventura County defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 2.17

Ventura County attack 1.49 + Vancouver Whitecaps II defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.60

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 51%?"

Vancouver Whitecaps II scores more
51%
level
21%
Ventura County scores more
29%

Vancouver Whitecaps II at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Vancouver Whitecaps II 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

MLS Next Pro: Vancouver Whitecaps II 3–4 Ventura County

Ventura County beat Vancouver Whitecaps II 4-3 in MLS Next Pro on April 17, 2023.

The match was played at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia.