AI prediction · locked November 5, 2026 2:36 pm
Model pick 2–0
Result after 90 minutes: 2–1. The model tipped 2–0 and scored 1 point.
Most likely scores
Why
The model expects Dortmund to score 2.02 goals: league home average 2.12 × Dortmund home attack 0.97 × Elversberg away defence 0.97.
It expects Elversberg to score 0.87 goals: league away average 1.38 × Elversberg away attack 0.88 × Dortmund home defence 0.72.
Based on 4 home games for Dortmund, 4 away games for Elversberg and 72 finished matches in the competition.
Attack above 1.00 means scoring more than the league average; defence above 1.00 means conceding more than average (weaker).
Most likely outcome: Dortmund (64%). This is an estimate, not a certainty.
Form & stats this competition season
| Dortmund | Elversberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Table position | #2 · 21 pts | #7 · 13 pts |
| Last 5 (newest first) | WDWDD | LWLWL |
| Home W-D-L (goals) | 4-1-0 (10:3) | 3-0-1 (12:8) |
| Away W-D-L (goals) | 2-2-0 (6:4) | 1-1-3 (5:10) |
| Goals per game at home (for/against) | 2.00 / 0.60 | 3.00 / 2.00 |
| Goals per game away (for/against) | 1.50 / 1.00 | 1.00 / 2.00 |
| xG | n/a | n/a |
xG is not available from the current data source (football-data.org). Competition averages: 2.12 home and 1.36 away goals per match (81 finished matches).
Model assumptions & limitations
Assumptions
- Goals for each team follow independent Poisson distributions.
- Expected goals (λ) = league average home/away goals × attack strength × opponent defence strength.
- Strengths use only this competition and season: home form for the home side, away form for the away side. If either team has too few home/away games, overall form (all games) is used instead and this is stated in the explanation.
- Strengths are shrunk towards the league average when few games have been played.
- Predictions are for the score after regular time (90 minutes plus stoppage time).
- The model's tipped score is the one with the highest expected points under the game's scoring system, not necessarily the most likely single score.
Limitations
- No injuries, suspensions, line-ups, transfers, rotation or motivation are considered.
- No xG or shot data is used – the current data source does not provide it.
- Results in other competitions (e.g. domestic league for Champions League teams) are not included.
- Independent Poisson models tend to slightly underestimate draws.
- Probabilities are estimates with considerable uncertainty, not facts or guarantees.