Padova
vs
Hellas Verona
Serie B prediction
The model makes it 40% Padova, 24% draw, 36% Hellas Verona — fair odds of 2.50, 4.17 and 2.78. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
Expected goals: Padova 1.72, Hellas Verona 1.60.
Both teams to score: 66%. Over 2.5 goals: 65%, under 2.5: 35%.
Model confidence: Medium.
Model insights
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Padova carry a model rating of 6.65 against 6.77 for Hellas Verona. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 1.72 goals for Padova and 1.60 for Hellas Verona. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Padova rate 0.92 in attack and 1.38 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Hellas Verona rate 0.83 and 0.99.
That points to 65% for over two and a half goals and 66% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 1-1 (10%), 2-1 (9%), 1-2 (8%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 350 correct results out of 734 settled predictions (48%), with 70 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Padova the highest probability at 40%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.72 expected goals for Padova against 1.6 for Hellas Verona. Padova's attack/defence rating is 0.92/1.38 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.83/0.99 for Hellas Verona.