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Wales vs AzerbaijanEuro Championship 2024

Wales
Wales
FT
21
HT: 10
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
G. Bale 84'
P. Paşayev 26' (OG)
M. Emreli 58'
9/6/2019Euro ChampionshipEuro Championship · Qualifying Round - 5Cardiff City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Wales52%
×Draw27%
Azerbaijan21%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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
1.46
Azerbaijan
0.83

Wales creates 76% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 4 away

creates per match

Wales
1.17
Azerbaijan
0.50

allows per match

Wales
1.17
Azerbaijan
1.75

finishing

Wales+0.00on par
Azerbaijan+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wales

Azerbaijan
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
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
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Wales or draw
79%
Wales or Azerbaijan
73%
Draw or Azerbaijan
48%

Winning margin

Wales wins by 2+
26%
Azerbaijan wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Wales 1+ goals
77%
Wales 2+ goals
43%
Wales 3+ goals
18%
Azerbaijan 1+ goals
56%
Azerbaijan 2+ goals
20%
Azerbaijan 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Wales (draw refunded)
71%
Azerbaijan (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Wales at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.17 · 6 matches

Azerbaijan awaycreates 0.50, concedes 1.75 · 4 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 attack 1.17 + Azerbaijan defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.46

Azerbaijan attack 0.50 + Wales defence 1.17 → ÷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 52%?"

Wales scores more
52%
level
27%
Azerbaijan scores more
21%

Wales at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Wales 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.

Player of the match

11
G. BaleWalesWales · M
8.2

Possession

64%Wales

Shots

15Wales

Pass accuracy

54%Wales

Statistics

WalesAzerbaijan
Overview
64%Possession36%
15Total Shots8
5Corners0
16Fouls13
Shots
15Total Shots8
3On Target4
5Off Target1
7Blocked3
9Inside Box5
6Outside Box3
Passing
64%Possession36%
602Total Passes346
505Accurate Passes248
84%Pass Accuracy72%
Goalkeeping
3Saves2
Discipline
16Fouls13
2Yellow Cards3
1Offsides0

Match Recap: Wales vs Azerbaijan

Wales beat Azerbaijan 2-1 in Euro Championship on September 6, 2019.

Goals: P. Paşayev (26' o.g.), M. Emreli (58'), G. Bale (84').

Wales controlled possession (64%) and registered 15 shots to 8.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Caerdydd.