Probably Football

Matches

Premier League (Russia)

Lokomotiv vs Rubin

  1. Lokomotiv47%
  2. Draw28%
  3. Rubin25%

1.37 expected goals for Lokomotiv

0.98 expected goals for Rubin

Goal probabilities corrected with this league's own past results.

In short

Lokomotiv has the edge (47%), but not by much: a draw is at 28% and a Rubin win at 25%. The biggest factor in these numbers is the Rubin defence, which lets in 32% fewer goals than an average team. Next comes the Lokomotiv attack, which scores 33% more goals than an average team. It expects 2.4 goals in total: over 2.5 goals has a 47% chance, and both teams scoring, 51%. And about 9.1 corners.

Why?

The model starts from the goals of an average team. Then it moves them up or down for what is different in this match.

Lokomotiv

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Playing at home+11%
  2. Lokomotiv attack+33%
  3. Rubin defence−32%

Expected goals1.37

Rubin

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Rubin attack−8%
  2. Lokomotiv defence−21%

Expected goals0.98

Attack and defence are measured against every team each side has played, taking into account how strong each opponent was.

Goals

  1. Over 0.5 goals90%
  2. Over 1.5 goals69%
  3. Over 2.5 goals47%
  4. Over 3.5 goals21%
  5. Over 4.5 goals9%

Corners, cards and more

These numbers do not get the league correction yet. Trust them a little less than the goal numbers.

Corners

9.1 expected

4.7 for Lokomotiv and 4.4 for Rubin

  1. Over 8.5 corners53%
  2. Over 9.5 corners42%
  3. Over 10.5 corners32%

Cards

4.3 expected

2.0 for Lokomotiv and 2.2 for Rubin

  1. Over 3.5 cards62%
  2. Over 4.5 cards43%
  3. Over 5.5 cards26%

Shots

23.5 expected

11.2 for Lokomotiv and 12.3 for Rubin

  1. Over 20.5 shots66%
  2. Over 22.5 shots54%
  3. Over 24.5 shots41%

Fouls

28.4 expected

15.5 for Lokomotiv and 12.9 for Rubin

  1. Over 20.5 fouls92%
  2. Over 22.5 fouls84%
  3. Over 24.5 fouls74%

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