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Volga Ulyanovsk vs ChelyabinskSecond League - Group 4 2020

Volga Ulyanovsk
Volga Ulyanovsk
FT
10
HT: 00
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
I. Maksimenkov 79' (pen)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 28+ matches

Volga Ulyanovsk41%
×Draw28%
Chelyabinsk31%
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.

Volga Ulyanovsk
1.29
Chelyabinsk
1.07

Volga Ulyanovsk creates 21% more chances

Season form · 28 home / 42 away

creates per match

Volga Ulyanovsk
1.71
Chelyabinsk
1.60

allows per match

Volga Ulyanovsk
0.54
Chelyabinsk
0.88

finishing

Volga Ulyanovsk+0.00on par
Chelyabinsk+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Volga Ulyanovsk

Chelyabinsk
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
025%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

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

Double chance

Volga Ulyanovsk or draw
69%
Volga Ulyanovsk or Chelyabinsk
72%
Draw or Chelyabinsk
59%

Winning margin

Volga Ulyanovsk wins by 2+
19%
Chelyabinsk wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Volga Ulyanovsk 1+ goals
72%
Volga Ulyanovsk 2+ goals
37%
Volga Ulyanovsk 3+ goals
14%
Chelyabinsk 1+ goals
66%
Chelyabinsk 2+ goals
29%
Chelyabinsk 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Volga Ulyanovsk (draw refunded)
57%
Chelyabinsk (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Volga Ulyanovsk at homecreates 1.71, concedes 0.54 · 28 matches

Chelyabinsk awaycreates 1.60, concedes 0.88 · 42 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Volga Ulyanovsk attack 1.71 + Chelyabinsk defence 0.88 → ÷2 → 1.29

Chelyabinsk attack 1.60 + Volga Ulyanovsk defence 0.54 → ÷2 → 1.07

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 41%?"

Volga Ulyanovsk scores more
41%
level
28%
Chelyabinsk scores more
31%

Volga Ulyanovsk at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Volga Ulyanovsk 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.

Volga
Chelyabinsk
R. Aitov
Manager: R. Aitov
46'R. MakhmutovE. Yatskiy
46'G. UridiaA. Shabikeev
85'N. MuromskiyA. Geryugov
90+2'R. TutaevDenis Rakhmanov

Volga Ulyanovsk substitutes

M. Salnikov
Manager: M. Salnikov
66'V. UljanovskiyA. Amelin
75'N. ZyryanovM. Shaymordanov
83'D. YudinD. Bakay
83'M. RudnevN. Kasatkin
83'I. KostylevV. Demin

Second League - Group 4: Volga Ulyanovsk 1–0 Chelyabinsk

Volga Ulyanovsk beat Chelyabinsk 1-0 in Second League - Group 4 on April 3, 2022.

Goals: I. Maksimenkov (79' pen).

The match was played at Stadion Trud in Ulyanovsk.