Prediction basics
Short explainers for anyone new to reading predictions: where the percentages come from, what they mean and what to expect from them.
Every number in these articles comes from our own check of the model and from the upsets of recent weeks, and it updates with the site.
- What is xGxG measures how many goals a team’s chances were worth. How expected goals differ from real ones, where they fall short and how the Forepitch model uses them.Read →
- How to read probabilitiesWhat “62% to win” means, why such a favourite fails to win about 4 games in 10, what calibration is and how a probability differs from bookmaker odds.Read →
- Why favourites loseHow often favourites fail to win, from coin-flip games to heavy favourites, across 48,148 club football matches in the model’s check — plus recent upsets and why they are inevitable.Read →
This explains how probabilities work; it is not betting advice. 18+.