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Volgar Astrakhan vs VelesFirst League 2018

Volgar Astrakhan
Volgar Astrakhan
FT
01
HT: 00
Veles
Veles
10/3/2021First LeagueFirst League · Round 15Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 58+ matches

Volgar Astrakhan39%
×Draw29%
Veles32%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Volgar Astrakhan
1.17
Veles
1.02

Volgar Astrakhan creates 15% more chances

Season form · 75 home / 58 away

creates per match

Volgar Astrakhan
0.99
Veles
0.95

allows per match

Volgar Astrakhan
1.09
Veles
1.34

finishing

Volgar Astrakhan+0.00on par
Veles+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Volgar Astrakhan

Veles
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Volgar Astrakhan or draw
68%
Volgar Astrakhan or Veles
71%
Draw or Veles
61%

Winning margin

Volgar Astrakhan wins by 2+
17%
Veles wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Volgar Astrakhan 1+ goals
69%
Volgar Astrakhan 2+ goals
33%
Volgar Astrakhan 3+ goals
11%
Veles 1+ goals
64%
Veles 2+ goals
27%
Veles 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Volgar Astrakhan (draw refunded)
55%
Veles (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Volgar Astrakhan at homecreates 0.99, concedes 1.09 · 75 matches

Veles awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.34 · 58 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Volgar Astrakhan attack 0.99 + Veles defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.17

Veles attack 0.95 + Volgar Astrakhan defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 39%?"

Volgar Astrakhan scores more
39%
level
29%
Veles scores more
32%

Volgar Astrakhan at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Volgar Astrakhan 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

Match Recap: Volgar Astrakhan vs Veles

Veles beat Volgar Astrakhan 1-0 in First League on October 3, 2021.

The match was played at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom in Astrakhan'.