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New Zealand vs Belgium

Bawler runs a Poisson model on rolling xG, normalised across leagues, adjusted for venue and injuries. This page shows the full chain β€” every number you can see is one we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 2.5 Goals is the play at 80% probabilityβ€”Belgium's 2.13 xG plus New Zealand's 0.85 creates a combined 2.98 expected goals that rewards the higher total.

Win probability
12.2% home23.9% draw63.8% away
xG chain β€” base β†’ adjustments β†’ final Ξ»
New ZealandstepBelgium
0.85Base xG Β· rolling 26-match2.13
no injury adjustment β€” full squads available per FotMob
0.85Final Ξ» β€” what the Poisson uses2.13
Scoreline distribution Β· P(score) %bivariate Poisson
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
Over 2.5 Goals
Model 80.3% Β· @ 1.24
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Over 3.5 Goals
Model 29.6% Β· @ 3.37
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> STAR_PICKS Β· player props

top 3
Anytime ScorerPro
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium Β· Napoli
48%@ 2.08x fair
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Anytime AssistPro
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium Β· Napoli
44%@ 2.27x fair
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Anytime ScorerPro
Chris Wood
New Zealand Β· Nottingham Forest
40%@ 2.50x fair
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Probabilities from a per-player calibrated model on club xG / form, scaled to international minutes. Updated daily.

> More predictions for these teams

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New Zealand 1–5 Belgium
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Statistical analysis for entertainment Β· Not betting advice Β· Model estimates, not guaranteed outcomes Β· 18+