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Vitosha Bistritsa vs Botev Plovdiv IISecond League 2018

7/16/2022Second LeagueSecond League · Round 1Stadion Vitosha

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 21+ matches

Vitosha Bistritsa54%
×Draw26%
Botev Plovdiv II21%
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.

Vitosha Bistritsa
1.52
Botev Plovdiv II
0.83

Vitosha Bistritsa creates 83% more chances

Season form · 21 home / 54 away

creates per match

Vitosha Bistritsa
1.10
Botev Plovdiv II
0.52

allows per match

Vitosha Bistritsa
1.14
Botev Plovdiv II
1.93

finishing

Vitosha Bistritsa+0.00on par
Botev Plovdiv II+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vitosha Bistritsa

Botev Plovdiv II
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Vitosha Bistritsa or draw
79%
Vitosha Bistritsa or Botev Plovdiv II
74%
Draw or Botev Plovdiv II
46%

Winning margin

Vitosha Bistritsa wins by 2+
28%
Botev Plovdiv II wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Vitosha Bistritsa 1+ goals
78%
Vitosha Bistritsa 2+ goals
45%
Vitosha Bistritsa 3+ goals
20%
Botev Plovdiv II 1+ goals
56%
Botev Plovdiv II 2+ goals
20%
Botev Plovdiv II 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Vitosha Bistritsa (draw refunded)
72%
Botev Plovdiv II (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Vitosha Bistritsa at homecreates 1.10, concedes 1.14 · 21 matches

Botev Plovdiv II awaycreates 0.52, concedes 1.93 · 54 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vitosha Bistritsa attack 1.10 + Botev Plovdiv II defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 1.52

Botev Plovdiv II attack 0.52 + Vitosha Bistritsa defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 0.83

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 54%?"

Vitosha Bistritsa scores more
54%
level
26%
Botev Plovdiv II scores more
21%

Vitosha Bistritsa at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Vitosha Bistritsa 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.

Vitosha
Botev
N. Hristozov
Manager: N. Hristozov
56'M. StankevG. Bozhilov
65'D. HristovT. Kostadinov
65'G. AmzinK. Dimitrov
84'R. IlievH. Dimitrov
46'D. KokovY. Kasov
59'D. PavlovD. Gichev
64'D. DiklievD. Balinov
78'G. ZlatanovK. Pavlov
78'S. StoychevA. Yordanov

Second League: Vitosha Bistritsa 1–0 Botev Plovdiv II

Vitosha Bistritsa beat Botev Plovdiv II 1-0 in Second League on July 16, 2022.

Goals: S. Paskalev (29').

The match was played at Stadion Vitosha in Bistrica.