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Venezia vs Nuova Cosenza — Serie B 2018

Venezia
Venezia
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Nuova Cosenza
Nuova Cosenza
2/29/2020Serie BSerie B · Round 26Stadio Pierluigi Penzo

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 117+ matches

Venezia50%
×Draw25%
Nuova Cosenza24%
✓ 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.

Venezia
1.57
Nuova Cosenza
1.01

Venezia creates 55% more chances

Season form · 117 home / 134 away

creates per match

Venezia
1.60
Nuova Cosenza
0.90

allows per match

Venezia
1.12
Nuova Cosenza
1.54

finishing

Venezia+0.00on par
Nuova Cosenza+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Venezia ↓

Nuova Cosenza →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Venezia or draw
76%
Venezia or Nuova Cosenza
75%
Draw or Nuova Cosenza
50%

Winning margin

Venezia wins by 2+
26%
Nuova Cosenza wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Venezia 1+ goals
79%
Venezia 2+ goals
46%
Venezia 3+ goals
21%
Nuova Cosenza 1+ goals
64%
Nuova Cosenza 2+ goals
27%
Nuova Cosenza 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Venezia (draw refunded)
67%
Nuova Cosenza (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Venezia at home — creates 1.60, concedes 1.12 · 117 matches

Nuova Cosenza away — creates 0.90, concedes 1.54 · 134 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Venezia attack 1.60 + Nuova Cosenza defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.57

Nuova Cosenza attack 0.90 + Venezia defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 50%?"

Venezia scores more
50%
level
25%
Nuova Cosenza scores more
24%

Venezia at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Venezia 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

Serie B: Venezia 1–1 Nuova Cosenza

Venezia and Nuova Cosenza drew 1-1 in Serie B on February 29, 2020.

The match was played at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in Venezia.