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Ventura County vs Atlanta United IIUSL Championship 2018

10/9/2022USL ChampionshipUSL Championship · Round 44Dignity Health Sports Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 75+ matches

Ventura County55%
×Draw21%
Atlanta United II24%
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.

Ventura County
2.17
Atlanta United II
1.38

Ventura County creates 57% more chances

Season form · 75 home / 75 away

creates per match

Ventura County
2.00
Atlanta United II
1.03

allows per match

Ventura County
1.73
Atlanta United II
2.35

finishing

Ventura County+0.00on par
Atlanta United II+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Over
  • Over69
  • Under31

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ventura County

Atlanta United II
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
023%
031%
040%
1
106%
119%
126%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
317%
325%
332%
341%
4
403%
414%
423%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
69%31%3.5
47%53%4.5
28%72%

Double chance

Ventura County or draw
76%
Ventura County or Atlanta United II
79%
Draw or Atlanta United II
45%

Winning margin

Ventura County wins by 2+
33%
Atlanta United II wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Ventura County 1+ goals
89%
Ventura County 2+ goals
64%
Ventura County 3+ goals
36%
Atlanta United II 1+ goals
75%
Atlanta United II 2+ goals
40%
Atlanta United II 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Ventura County (draw refunded)
70%
Atlanta United II (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Ventura County at homecreates 2.00, concedes 1.73 · 75 matches

Atlanta United II awaycreates 1.03, concedes 2.35 · 75 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ventura County attack 2.00 + Atlanta United II defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 2.17

Atlanta United II attack 1.03 + Ventura County defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 55%?"

Ventura County scores more
55%
level
21%
Atlanta United II scores more
24%

Ventura County at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Ventura County 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

USL Championship: Ventura County 1–3 Atlanta United II

Atlanta United II beat Ventura County 3-1 in USL Championship on October 9, 2022.

The match was played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.