UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 5
HT 0–0
Prediction correct
This verdict goes into the public record unchanged; we do not filter out the ones we get wrong. The model's track record
| FK Crvena Zvezda | FCSB | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 39% | Possession | 61% |
| 342 | Passes | 545 |
| 252 | Accurate passes |
5.00
yellows per match
0.50
reds per match
8
matches of data
8 matches is a small sample — these averages are noisy and should not be read as a tendency.
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 →
| 443 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
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| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
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| 1 | 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 65–70% in the past, 575 of 859 predictions were correct (66.9%). 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 (21.8%).
The 3+ goals prediction is not published for this match.
The model gives a probability below the baseline (54.3%). In backtesting the model's edge in the "fewer goals" direction could not be confirmed; we don't publish an unconfirmed prediction.
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: FK Crvena Zvezda score 118% more than the league's average team — one of the sharpest attacks in the league.
Opponent's defence: FCSB concede 17% fewer than the league average, which pulls the expectation down.
Result: These two effects give an expectation of 1.86 goals (including home advantage).
Attack: FCSB score above the league average (37% more).
Opponent's defence: FK Crvena Zvezda concede 36% below the league average — a defence that seriously brakes even a strong attack.
Result: A strong attack meets a strong defence. The two largely cancel and the expectation drops to 1.51 goals — markedly lower than the attack alone would promise.
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 1875 matches played in this league before kick-off; the team with fewer has 126 matches. No data from after the match was used. The model's track record is published unfiltered.