Scoreo

Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League 2018

Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC
FT
03
HT: 03
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4/7/2021J1 LeagueJ1 League · Round 8NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 72+ matches

Yokohama FC28%
×Draw27%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima45%
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.

Yokohama FC
1.02
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1.39

Sanfrecce Hiroshima creates 36% more chances

Season form · 72 home / 151 away

creates per match

Yokohama FC
1.00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1.28

allows per match

Yokohama FC
1.49
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1.05

finishing

Yokohama FC+0.00on par
Sanfrecce Hiroshima+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Yokohama FC

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
029%
034%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
216%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Yokohama FC or draw
55%
Yokohama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
73%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
72%

Winning margin

Yokohama FC wins by 2+
10%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Yokohama FC 1+ goals
64%
Yokohama FC 2+ goals
27%
Yokohama FC 3+ goals
8%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1+ goals
75%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2+ goals
40%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Yokohama FC (draw refunded)
38%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (draw refunded)
62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Yokohama FC at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.49 · 72 matches

Sanfrecce Hiroshima awaycreates 1.28, concedes 1.05 · 151 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Yokohama FC attack 1.00 + Sanfrecce Hiroshima defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 1.02

Sanfrecce Hiroshima attack 1.28 + Yokohama FC defence 1.49 → ÷2 → 1.39

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 45%?"

Yokohama FC scores more
28%
level
27%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores more
45%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

J1 League: Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Yokohama FC 3-0 in J1 League on April 7, 2021.

The match was played at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in Yokohama.