Vicenza Virtus 1–0 Cittadella: Result & Stats

Vicenza Virtus

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Cittadella

4/2/2021

Serie B · Round 31Stadio Romeo Menti

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Vicenza Virtus37%

×Draw29%

Cittadella34%

✓ 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.

Vicenza VirtusExpected goals in this matchCittadella

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.

1.15

1.09

Vicenza Virtus

1.15

Cittadella

1.09

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 45 home / 134 away

1.11

creates per match

0.92

1.27

allows per match

1.19

creates per match

Vicenza Virtus

1.11

Cittadella

0.92

allows per match

Vicenza Virtus

1.27

Cittadella

1.19

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Vicenza Virtus+0.00on par

Cittadella+0.00on par

Total goals

Under61
Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No55
Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vicenza Virtus ↓

Cittadella →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–011%

0–112%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–24%

2–32%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

89%11%1.5

65%35%2.5

39%61%3.5

19%81%4.5

8%92%

Double chance

Vicenza Virtus or draw

66%

Vicenza Virtus or Cittadella

71%

Draw or Cittadella

63%

Winning margin

Vicenza Virtus wins by 2+

15%

Cittadella wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Vicenza Virtus 1+ goals

68%

Vicenza Virtus 2+ goals

32%

Vicenza Virtus 3+ goals

11%

Cittadella 1+ goals

66%

Cittadella 2+ goals

30%

Cittadella 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Vicenza Virtus (draw refunded)

52%

Cittadella (draw refunded)

48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

32%

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

Vicenza Virtus at home — creates 1.11, concedes 1.27 · 45 matches

Cittadella away — creates 0.92, concedes 1.19 · 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

Vicenza Virtus attack 1.11 + Cittadella defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.15

Cittadella attack 0.92 + Vicenza Virtus defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.09

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%?"

Vicenza Virtus scores more

37%

level

29%

Cittadella scores more

34%

Vicenza Virtus 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 "Vicenza Virtus 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