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Antwerp vs Royal Excel MouscronJupiler Pro League 2018

3/15/2020Jupiler Pro LeagueJupiler Pro League · Round 30Bosuilstadion (Deurne)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Antwerp52%
×Draw24%
Royal Excel Mouscron24%
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.

Antwerp
1.69
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.08

Antwerp creates 56% more chances

Season form · 155 home / 45 away

creates per match

Antwerp
1.70
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.00

allows per match

Antwerp
1.17
Royal Excel Mouscron
1.69

finishing

Antwerp+0.00on par
Royal Excel Mouscron+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Antwerp

Royal Excel Mouscron
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
017%
024%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1111%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
241%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Antwerp or draw
76%
Antwerp or Royal Excel Mouscron
76%
Draw or Royal Excel Mouscron
48%

Winning margin

Antwerp wins by 2+
28%
Royal Excel Mouscron wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Antwerp 1+ goals
82%
Antwerp 2+ goals
50%
Antwerp 3+ goals
24%
Royal Excel Mouscron 1+ goals
66%
Royal Excel Mouscron 2+ goals
29%
Royal Excel Mouscron 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Antwerp (draw refunded)
68%
Royal Excel Mouscron (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Antwerp at homecreates 1.70, concedes 1.17 · 155 matches

Royal Excel Mouscron awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.69 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Antwerp attack 1.70 + Royal Excel Mouscron defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 1.69

Royal Excel Mouscron attack 1.00 + Antwerp defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.08

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 52%?"

Antwerp scores more
52%
level
24%
Royal Excel Mouscron scores more
24%

Antwerp at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Antwerp 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

Antwerp face Royal Excel Mouscron (Jupiler Pro League)

Jupiler Pro League returns with Antwerp hosting Royal Excel Mouscron. Match starts March 15, 2020. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.

Antwerp host Royal Excel Mouscron at Bosuilstadion (Deurne).

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