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Wales U19 vs Austria U19UEFA U19 Championship 2019

9/8/2020UEFA U19 ChampionshipUEFA U19 Championship · Elite Round - 4Cardiff City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Wales U1927%
×Draw22%
Austria U1951%
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.

Wales U19
1.40
Austria U19
2.00

Austria U19 creates 43% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 5 away

creates per match

Wales U19
1.00
Austria U19
1.00

allows per match

Wales U19
3.00
Austria U19
1.80

finishing

Wales U19+0.00on par
Austria U19+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

65%Yes
  • Yes65
  • No35

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wales U19

Austria U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
017%
027%
034%
042%
1
105%
119%
129%
136%
143%
2
203%
217%
227%
234%
242%
3
302%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
44%56%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

Wales U19 or draw
49%
Wales U19 or Austria U19
78%
Draw or Austria U19
73%

Winning margin

Wales U19 wins by 2+
12%
Austria U19 wins by 2+
30%

Team goals

Wales U19 1+ goals
75%
Wales U19 2+ goals
41%
Wales U19 3+ goals
17%
Austria U19 1+ goals
86%
Austria U19 2+ goals
59%
Austria U19 3+ goals
32%

Draw no bet

Wales U19 (draw refunded)
34%
Austria U19 (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Wales U19 at homecreates 1.00, concedes 3.00 · 5 matches

Austria U19 awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.80 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Wales U19 attack 1.00 + Austria U19 defence 1.80 → ÷2 → 1.40

Austria U19 attack 1.00 + Wales U19 defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 2.00

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 51%?"

Wales U19 scores more
27%
level
22%
Austria U19 scores more
51%

Austria U19 at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Austria U19 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

Preview: Wales U19 host Austria U19

September 8, 2020: Wales U19 take on Austria U19 in UEFA U19 Championship. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Wales U19 host Austria U19 at Cardiff City Stadium.

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