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Western United vs Newcastle JetsA-League 2018

Western United
Western United
FT
01
HT: 01
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets
11/16/2019A-LeagueA-League · Round 6GMHBA Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 82+ matches

Western United43%
×Draw24%
Newcastle Jets33%
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.

Western United
1.60
Newcastle Jets
1.37

Western United creates 17% more chances

Season form · 82 home / 107 away

creates per match

Western United
1.54
Newcastle Jets
1.33

allows per match

Western United
1.41
Newcastle Jets
1.67

finishing

Western United+0.00on par
Newcastle Jets+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Western United

Newcastle Jets
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
025%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
134%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Western United or draw
67%
Western United or Newcastle Jets
76%
Draw or Newcastle Jets
57%

Winning margin

Western United wins by 2+
22%
Newcastle Jets wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Western United 1+ goals
80%
Western United 2+ goals
47%
Western United 3+ goals
22%
Newcastle Jets 1+ goals
75%
Newcastle Jets 2+ goals
40%
Newcastle Jets 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Western United (draw refunded)
57%
Newcastle Jets (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Western United at homecreates 1.54, concedes 1.41 · 82 matches

Newcastle Jets awaycreates 1.33, concedes 1.67 · 107 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Western United attack 1.54 + Newcastle Jets defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.60

Newcastle Jets attack 1.33 + Western United defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.37

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 43%?"

Western United scores more
43%
level
24%
Newcastle Jets scores more
33%

Western United at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Western United 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

Western United 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets beat Western United 1-0 in A-League on November 16, 2019.

The match was played at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong.