Vilaverdense vs União de Leiria — Segunda Liga 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 18+ matches
Vilaverdense26%
União de Leiria48%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.
União de Leiria creates 46% more chances
Season form · 18 home / 51 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under53
- Over47
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No50
- Yes50
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Vilaverdense ↓
Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Vilaverdense at home — creates 0.94, concedes 1.67 · 18 matches
União de Leiria away — creates 1.37, concedes 1.14 · 51 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Vilaverdense attack 0.94 + União de Leiria defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.04
União de Leiria attack 1.37 + Vilaverdense defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.52
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 48%?"
União de Leiria at 48% 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 48% does not mean "União de Leiria 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
Head to Head
Pacos Ferreira
Famalicao
Estoril
Benfica B
Academica
SC Covilha
Leixoes
Penafiel
FC Porto B
Farense
Academico Viseu
Oliveirense
Cova De Piedade
Mafra
Varzim
Arouca
SC Braga B
Guimaraes BIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Vilaverdense host União de Leiria on Friday, 1 December 2023 at 15:30. The match is part of the Segunda Liga 2018/2019 season.
Segunda Liga: Vilaverdense 1–0 União de Leiria
Vilaverdense beat União de Leiria 1-0 in Segunda Liga on December 1, 2023.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in Penafiel.