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West Armenia vs NoravankFirst League 2019

4/20/2021First LeagueFirst League · Round 24Sports Complex Dzoraghbyur

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

West Armenia50%
×Draw22%
Noravank28%
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.

West Armenia
2.01
Noravank
1.47

West Armenia creates 37% more chances

Season form · 44 home / 14 away

creates per match

West Armenia
2.52
Noravank
1.71

allows per match

West Armenia
1.23
Noravank
1.50

finishing

West Armenia+0.00on par
Noravank+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

West Armenia

Noravank
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
015%
023%
032%
041%
1
106%
119%
127%
133%
141%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
304%
316%
325%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
46%54%4.5
27%73%

Double chance

West Armenia or draw
72%
West Armenia or Noravank
78%
Draw or Noravank
50%

Winning margin

West Armenia wins by 2+
29%
Noravank wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

West Armenia 1+ goals
87%
West Armenia 2+ goals
59%
West Armenia 3+ goals
32%
Noravank 1+ goals
77%
Noravank 2+ goals
43%
Noravank 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

West Armenia (draw refunded)
64%
Noravank (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
57%
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

West Armenia at homecreates 2.52, concedes 1.23 · 44 matches

Noravank awaycreates 1.71, concedes 1.50 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

West Armenia attack 2.52 + Noravank defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 2.01

Noravank attack 1.71 + West Armenia defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.47

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 50%?"

West Armenia scores more
50%
level
22%
Noravank scores more
28%

West Armenia at 50% 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 50% does not mean "West Armenia 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: West Armenia host Noravank

April 20, 2021: West Armenia take on Noravank in First League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

West Armenia host Noravank at Sports Complex Dzoraghbyur.

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