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How data is turned into probabilities — and where those probabilities stop. No promise of winnings, no miracle tips: the method, and its limits.

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Over 2.5 goals: calculate the probability, don't guess it

The complete method for turning team statistics into a verifiable percentage: attacking and defensive strength, the Poisson distribution, comparison with the odds — and the margin of error nobody shows you.

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Where to start

Four reads in order, from the basics to the full calculation of a probability. Each step builds on the one before.

  1. Sports betting: the complete beginner's guide to getting started with a method Vocabulary, types of bets and common mistakes: the basics before anything else. 5 min
  2. Value bet: comparing a probability with odds without getting it wrong Reading odds, stripping out the margin, and knowing what they really tell you. 6 min
  3. xG: what the statistic really tells you, and where it lies Football's most quoted statistic, and what it doesn't measure. 9 min
  4. Over 2.5 goals: calculate the probability, don't guess it The full calculation, from team statistics to a percentage. 10 min

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The method,
applied to today's matches.

Every morning, IASHARK calculates match probabilities from real data and explains the reasoning behind each signal. Today's analysis is always free.