Serie B · Italy · Regular Season - 21
HT 2–1
| Cosenza | Mantova | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 222 | Passes | 388 |
| 131 | Accurate passes |
4.89
yellows per match
0.20
reds per match
44
matches of data
This is a prediction, not a guarantee; a probability is not a certainty.
These sentences are built by a fixed template; every number in them comes straight from the model's computation, none invented while the text was written.
When the model has said 45–50% in the past, 1,541 of 3,251 predictions were correct (47.4%). Accuracy record →
| 287 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
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| 5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
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| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
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The measurements our data provider sent for this match. A row that was not measured shows “—”; writing 0 into an empty field would claim we measured it and found none.
When the model has said 50–55% in the past, 2,597 of 5,092 predictions were correct (51.0%). Accuracy record →
These three values add up to 200%, not 100% — and that is not a mistake. The options are not mutually exclusive; every outcome is counted in two of them. For the same reason 1X plus X2 exceeds 100% by exactly the probability of a draw (28.1%).
First-half double chance
These values are not a fraction of the full-match prediction; they come from a separate model trained on the first-half scores of 961 matches. Its edge over the base rate is markedly smaller than the full-match model's — the measured figure is on the accuracy record. Read them more cautiously. First-half goal markets are not published because they failed to beat the base rate.
Fouls
Corners
These figures are set to hold in at least 60% of matches; in the rest the count comes in below them. No upper bound is stated — we make no "at most" claim. Yellow cards were measured and are not published: there our model did not beat the historical average.
When the model has said 40–45% in the past, 1,152 of 2,735 predictions were correct (42.1%). Accuracy record →
The league's historical "3+ goals" rate is 44.1%. For this match the model gives a value above that baseline — and in backtesting the model's edge was confirmed only in this direction.
Expected goals comes out of a team's attack weighed against its opponent's defence. A strong attack is damped when it meets a strong defence — which is why comparing the ratings on their own is misleading.
Attack: Cosenza score close to the league average.
Opponent's defence: Mantova concede 20% more than the league average, which pushes the expectation up.
Result: These two effects give an expectation of 1.47 goals (including home advantage).
Attack: Mantova score close to the league average.
Opponent's defence: Cosenza's defence is close to the league average (1.07×), so it doesn't move the expectation much.
Result: These two effects give an expectation of 0.98 goals (including the away penalty).
A single scoreline is always less likely than an outcome: “home win” is the sum of 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and dozens more. So the most likely single score can be a draw while the most likely outcome is a home win; the two do not contradict each other.
Ratings were computed from 961 matches played in this league before kick-off; the team with fewer has 20 matches. No data from after the match was used. The model's track record is published unfiltered.