Zenit Izhevsk 1–3 Volna Nizhegorodskaya

Zenit Izhevsk

FT

1 – 3

HT: 1 – 2

Volna Nizhegorodskaya

10/25/2020

Second League - Group 4 · Group 4 - 13Stadion Central'nyj Zenit

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 39+ matches

Zenit Izhevsk34%

×Draw26%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya40%

✓ 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.

Zenit IzhevskExpected goals in this matchVolna Nizhegorodskaya

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.

1.31

1.44

Zenit Izhevsk

1.31

Volna Nizhegorodskaya

1.44

Volna Nizhegorodskaya creates 10% more chances

Season form · 42 home / 39 away

1.26

creates per match

1.31

1.57

allows per match

1.36

creates per match

Zenit Izhevsk

1.26

Volna Nizhegorodskaya

1.31

allows per match

Zenit Izhevsk

1.57

Volna Nizhegorodskaya

1.36

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Zenit Izhevsk+0.00on par

Volna Nizhegorodskaya+0.00on par

Total goals

Over52
Under48

Close call

Both teams score

Yes56
No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Zenit Izhevsk ↓

Volna Nizhegorodskaya →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–19%

0–27%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–08%

1–112%

1–29%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–05%

2–18%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

76%24%2.5

52%48%3.5

30%70%4.5

14%86%

Double chance

Zenit Izhevsk or draw

60%

Zenit Izhevsk or Volna Nizhegorodskaya

74%

Draw or Volna Nizhegorodskaya

66%

Winning margin

Zenit Izhevsk wins by 2+

15%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya wins by 2+

19%

Team goals

Zenit Izhevsk 1+ goals

73%

Zenit Izhevsk 2+ goals

38%

Zenit Izhevsk 3+ goals

14%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya 1+ goals

76%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya 2+ goals

42%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya 3+ goals

18%

Draw no bet

Zenit Izhevsk (draw refunded)

46%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya (draw refunded)

54%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

44%

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

Zenit Izhevsk at home — creates 1.26, concedes 1.57 · 42 matches

Volna Nizhegorodskaya away — creates 1.31, concedes 1.36 · 39 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Zenit Izhevsk attack 1.26 + Volna Nizhegorodskaya defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.31

Volna Nizhegorodskaya attack 1.31 + Zenit Izhevsk defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.44

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 40%?"

Zenit Izhevsk scores more

34%

level

26%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya scores more

40%

Volna Nizhegorodskaya at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Volna Nizhegorodskaya 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