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Veles vs ChelyabinskSecond League A - Fall Season Gold 2023

Veles
Veles
FT
13
HT: 12
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
O. Smirnov 15'
I. Gruznov 73'
V. Khozin 33'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Veles37%
×Draw28%
Chelyabinsk36%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Veles
1.19
Chelyabinsk
1.17

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 37 home / 9 away

creates per match

Veles
1.49
Chelyabinsk
1.44

allows per match

Veles
0.89
Chelyabinsk
0.89

finishing

Veles+0.00on par
Chelyabinsk+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Veles

Chelyabinsk
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
026%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Veles or draw
64%
Veles or Chelyabinsk
72%
Draw or Chelyabinsk
63%

Winning margin

Veles wins by 2+
15%
Chelyabinsk wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Veles 1+ goals
70%
Veles 2+ goals
33%
Veles 3+ goals
12%
Chelyabinsk 1+ goals
69%
Chelyabinsk 2+ goals
33%
Chelyabinsk 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Veles (draw refunded)
51%
Chelyabinsk (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Veles at homecreates 1.49, concedes 0.89 · 37 matches

Chelyabinsk awaycreates 1.44, concedes 0.89 · 9 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Veles attack 1.49 + Chelyabinsk defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 1.19

Chelyabinsk attack 1.44 + Veles defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 37%?"

Veles scores more
37%
level
28%
Chelyabinsk scores more
36%

Veles at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Veles 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.

Veles
Chelyabinsk
K. Alshevskiy
Manager: K. Alshevskiy
58'I. UmarovM. Nasibov
58'I. KotelnikovV. Kobakhidze
74'E. PesikovA. Arustamyan
74'I. KarpukA. Shubin
78'A. MusayevO. Smirnov
R. Pilipchuk
Manager: R. Pilipchuk
46'R. VazitdinovN. Goldobin
70'I. GruznovV. Gorbachik
70'G. LevinA. Nosov
79'R. KosyanchukK. Kertanov
90+2'D. PokotyloD. Pushkarev

Veles 1 – 3 Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk beat Veles 3-1 in Second League A - Fall Season Gold on September 15, 2024.

Goals: O. Smirnov (15'), D. Pushkarev (20'), V. Khozin (33'), I. Gruznov (73').

The match was played at Stadion Avangard in Domodedovo.