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Varzim vs Boavista — Taça de Portugal 2018

Varzim
Varzim
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Boavista
Boavista
10/20/2024Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal · 3rd RoundEstádio Varzim Sport Club

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Varzim39%
×Draw29%
Boavista32%
✓ 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.

Varzim
1.18
Boavista
1.03

Varzim creates 15% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 8 away

creates per match

Varzim
1.11
Boavista
1.63

allows per match

Varzim
0.44
Boavista
1.25

finishing

Varzim+0.00on par
Boavista+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Varzim ↓

Boavista →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–111%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Varzim or draw
68%
Varzim or Boavista
71%
Draw or Boavista
61%

Winning margin

Varzim wins by 2+
17%
Boavista wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Varzim 1+ goals
69%
Varzim 2+ goals
33%
Varzim 3+ goals
12%
Boavista 1+ goals
64%
Boavista 2+ goals
28%
Boavista 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Varzim (draw refunded)
55%
Boavista (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Varzim at home — creates 1.11, concedes 0.44 · 9 matches

Boavista away — creates 1.63, concedes 1.25 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Varzim attack 1.11 + Boavista defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.18

Boavista attack 1.63 + Varzim defence 0.44 → ÷2 → 1.03

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 39%?"

Varzim scores more
39%
level
29%
Boavista scores more
32%

Varzim at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Varzim 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

Taça de Portugal: Varzim 1–0 Boavista

Varzim beat Boavista 1-0 in Taça de Portugal on October 20, 2024.

The match was played at Estádio Varzim Sport Club in Póvoa de Varzim.