Probably Football

Matches

Championship (England)

Cardiff vs West Ham

  1. Cardiff25%
  2. Draw21%
  3. West Ham54%

1.40 expected goals for Cardiff

2.69 expected goals for West Ham

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

In short

West Ham has the edge (54%), but not by much: a draw is at 21% and a Cardiff win at 25%. The biggest factor in these numbers is the West Ham attack, which scores 122% more goals than an average team. Next comes the West Ham defence, which lets in 33% fewer goals than an average team. It expects 4.1 goals in total: over 2.5 goals has a 65% chance, and both teams scoring, 57%. And about 10.4 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.

Cardiff

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Playing at home+11%
  2. Cardiff attack+39%
  3. West Ham defence−33%

Expected goals1.40

West Ham

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. West Ham attack+122%
  2. Cardiff defence−11%

Expected goals2.69

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 goals98%
  2. Over 1.5 goals92%
  3. Over 2.5 goals65%
  4. Over 3.5 goals58%
  5. Over 4.5 goals39%

Corners, cards and more

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

Corners

10.4 expected

5.1 for Cardiff and 5.3 for West Ham

  1. Over 8.5 corners65%
  2. Over 9.5 corners55%
  3. Over 10.5 corners45%

Cards

3.9 expected

1.6 for Cardiff and 2.4 for West Ham

  1. Over 3.5 cards55%
  2. Over 4.5 cards36%
  3. Over 5.5 cards20%

Shots

29.8 expected

14.2 for Cardiff and 15.6 for West Ham

  1. Over 20.5 shots89%
  2. Over 22.5 shots83%
  3. Over 24.5 shots74%

Fouls

23.1 expected

10.4 for Cardiff and 12.6 for West Ham

  1. Over 20.5 fouls68%
  2. Over 22.5 fouls53%
  3. Over 24.5 fouls38%

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