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Zaragoza vs Malaga — Segunda División 2018

Zaragoza
Zaragoza
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Malaga
Malaga
11/17/2024Segunda DivisiónSegunda División · Round 15Estadio de la Romareda

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 150+ matches

Zaragoza39%
×Draw30%
Malaga32%
✓ 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.

Zaragoza
1.14
Malaga
1.00

Zaragoza creates 14% more chances

Season form · 169 home / 150 away

creates per match

Zaragoza
1.08
Malaga
0.95

allows per match

Zaragoza
1.05
Malaga
1.20

finishing

Zaragoza+0.00on par
Malaga+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Zaragoza ↓

Malaga →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–012%
0–112%
0–26%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Zaragoza or draw
68%
Zaragoza or Malaga
70%
Draw or Malaga
61%

Winning margin

Zaragoza wins by 2+
16%
Malaga wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Zaragoza 1+ goals
68%
Zaragoza 2+ goals
32%
Zaragoza 3+ goals
11%
Malaga 1+ goals
63%
Malaga 2+ goals
26%
Malaga 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Zaragoza (draw refunded)
55%
Malaga (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Zaragoza at home — creates 1.08, concedes 1.05 · 169 matches

Malaga away — creates 0.95, concedes 1.20 · 150 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Zaragoza attack 1.08 + Malaga defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.14

Malaga attack 0.95 + Zaragoza defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 39%?"

Zaragoza scores more
39%
level
30%
Malaga scores more
32%

Zaragoza at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Zaragoza 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

Segunda División: Zaragoza 0–0 Malaga

Zaragoza and Malaga drew 0-0 in Segunda División on November 17, 2024.

The match was played at Estadio de la Romareda in Zaragoza.