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Match preview · Scottish Premiership

Falkirk FC – Heart of Midlothian

Falkirk FC 11th in Scottish Premiership Home 1.13 projected goals by the model
Heart of Midlothian 3rd in Scottish Premiership Away 1.16 projected goals by the model

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What the model expects

expected goals
1.13 1.16
Falkirk FC Heart of Midlothian
Falkirk FC
32%
Draw
33%
Heart of Midlothian
34%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Falkirk FC Draw Heart of Midlothian
Fair odds 3.08 3.01 2.91
Total goals
2.29
Over 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score
52%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

34% Heart of Midlothian to win

Attack
4th vs 8th
Heart of Midlothian attack v Falkirk FC defence
Defence
3rd vs 9th
Heart of Midlothian defence v Falkirk FC attack
Recent xG form
-0.13 vs -0.31
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.13 – 1.16
Falkirk FC v Heart of Midlothian
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Falkirk FC and Heart of Midlothian compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Falkirk FC Heart of Midlothian
xG / match 0.90 · 11th (better) 1.62 · 4th
xGA / match 1.66 · 11th (better) 1.26 · 3rd
xGD / match -0.76 · 11th (better) +0.35 · 3rd
xPts / match 0.86 · 11th (better) 1.68 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.31 (better) -0.13
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Falkirk FC sample
20 matches
Heart of Midlothian sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Falkirk FC
3 matches
Away xG sample · Heart of Midlothian
4 matches

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.