Sun 6 Sept · 16:30 UK · GW3 · model pl-dc-v2 · pre-season
Arsenal v Chelsea
Arsenal
53%
Draw
25%
Chelsea
22%
Model pick: 2–1 · most probable 1–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON
Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts
EXPECTED GOALS
1.78 — 1.08
★ MODE
1–1
12.3%
2–1
9.8%
2–0
9.1%
1–0
8.9%
0–0
7.1%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
54%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
56%
Pre-tournament prior model — posterior updates as the group stage plays. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.
Why the model leans this way
Arsenal
Attack ranks #3 and defence #1 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.Chelsea
Attack ranks #4, defence #10. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.78–1.08.Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-dc-v2 · pre-season). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.
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