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Øygarden vs Sandnes ULF1. Division 2018

Øygarden
Øygarden
FT
21
HT: 01
Sandnes ULF
Sandnes ULF
11/21/20201. Division1. Division · Round 28Vestlandshallen

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Øygarden43%
×Draw25%
Sandnes ULF32%
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.

Øygarden
1.54
Sandnes ULF
1.30

Øygarden creates 18% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 112 away

creates per match

Øygarden
1.13
Sandnes ULF
1.21

allows per match

Øygarden
1.40
Sandnes ULF
1.95

finishing

Øygarden+0.00on par
Sandnes ULF+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Øygarden

Sandnes ULF
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Øygarden or draw
68%
Øygarden or Sandnes ULF
75%
Draw or Sandnes ULF
57%

Winning margin

Øygarden wins by 2+
21%
Sandnes ULF wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Øygarden 1+ goals
79%
Øygarden 2+ goals
45%
Øygarden 3+ goals
20%
Sandnes ULF 1+ goals
73%
Sandnes ULF 2+ goals
37%
Sandnes ULF 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Øygarden (draw refunded)
57%
Sandnes ULF (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

Øygarden at homecreates 1.13, concedes 1.40 · 15 matches

Sandnes ULF awaycreates 1.21, concedes 1.95 · 112 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Øygarden attack 1.13 + Sandnes ULF defence 1.95 → ÷2 → 1.54

Sandnes ULF attack 1.21 + Øygarden defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.30

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%?"

Øygarden scores more
43%
level
25%
Sandnes ULF scores more
32%

Øygarden 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 "Øygarden 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

Øygarden 2 – 1 Sandnes ULF

Øygarden beat Sandnes ULF 2-1 in 1. Division on November 21, 2020.

The match was played at Vestlandshallen in Bergen.