Probably Football

Matches

Serie B (Italy)

Ascoli vs Palermo

  1. Ascoli28%
  2. Draw31%
  3. Palermo41%

1.13 expected goals for Ascoli

1.54 expected goals for Palermo

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

In short

Palermo has the edge (41%), but not by much: a draw is at 31% and a Ascoli win at 28%. The biggest factor in these numbers is the Palermo attack, which scores 44% more goals than an average team. Next comes the Ascoli defence, which lets in 21% fewer goals than an average team. It expects 2.7 goals in total: over 2.5 goals has a 45% chance, and both teams scoring, 53%. And about 10.2 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.

Ascoli

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Playing at home+11%
  2. Ascoli attack−13%
  3. Palermo defence−14%

Expected goals1.13

Palermo

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Palermo attack+44%
  2. Ascoli defence−21%

Expected goals1.54

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 goals92%
  2. Over 1.5 goals75%
  3. Over 2.5 goals45%
  4. Over 3.5 goals28%
  5. Over 4.5 goals13%

Corners, cards and more

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

Corners

10.2 expected

6.0 for Ascoli and 4.2 for Palermo

  1. Over 8.5 corners63%
  2. Over 9.5 corners53%
  3. Over 10.5 corners43%

Cards

3.9 expected

1.8 for Ascoli and 2.1 for Palermo

  1. Over 3.5 cards55%
  2. Over 4.5 cards35%
  3. Over 5.5 cards20%

Shots

29.6 expected

13.9 for Ascoli and 15.7 for Palermo

  1. Over 20.5 shots89%
  2. Over 22.5 shots82%
  3. Over 24.5 shots73%

Fouls

23.2 expected

11.2 for Ascoli and 12.0 for Palermo

  1. Over 20.5 fouls69%
  2. Over 22.5 fouls54%
  3. Over 24.5 fouls39%

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