Football Result Predictions using Data Mining
It all began with the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa – at least in terms of predicting football results using the software [Data.Mining.Fox® (DMF) of Easy.Data.Mining™] ;-)
Via the following link you may have a look at the [success rates] of our forecast models.
The predicted results (and in brackets the real results) 2010 in South Africa:
Group A:
South Africa – Mexico 0-2 (1-1)
Uruguay – France 2-0 (0-0)
South Africa – Uruguay 0-1 (0-3)
France – Mexico 2-2 (0-2)
Mexico – Uruguay 3-3 (0-1)
France – South Africa 4-2 (1-2)
Results prediction group A:
1 Uruguay (7 pts, +3 goals)
2 Mexico (5 pts, +2 goals)
3 France (4 pts, +0 goals)
4 South Africa (0 pts, -5 goals)
Actual results group A:
1 Uruguay (7 points, +4 goals)
2 Mexico (4 points, +1 goal)
3 South Africa (4 pts, -2 goals)
4 France (1 pt, -3 goals)
Group B:
South Korea – Greece 2-1 (2-0)
Argentina – Nigeria 6-3 (1-0)
Argentina – South Korea 2-0 (4-1)
Greece – Nigeria 1-1 (2-1)
Nigeria – South Korea 3-2 (2-2)
Greece – Argentina 3-4 (0-2)
Results prediction group B:
1 Argentina (9 pts, +6 goals)
2 Nigeria (4 pts, -2 goals)
3 South Korea (3 pts, -2 goals)
4 Greece (1 pt, -2 goals)
Actual results group B:
1 Argentina (9 pts, +6 goals)
2 South Korea (4 pts, -1 goal)
3 Greece (3 pts, -3 goals)
4 Nigeria (1 pt, -2 goals)
Group C:
England – USA 1-0 (1-1)
Algeria – Slovenia 0-1 (0-1)
Slovenia – USA 0-2 (2-2)
England – Algeria 3-1 (0-0)
USA – Algeria 2-1 (1-0)
Slovenia – England 1-1 (0-1)
Results prediction group C:
1 England (7 pts, +3 goals)
2 USA (6 pts, +2 goals)
3 Slovenia (4 pts, -1 goal)
4 Algeria (0 pts, -4 goals)
Actual results group C:
1 USA (5 pts, +1 goal)
2 England (5 pts, +1 goal)
3 Slovenia (4 pts, +0 goals)
4 Algeria (1 pt, -2 goals)
Group D:
Serbia – Ghana 1-1 (0-1)
Germany – Australia 2-0 (4-0)
Germany – Serbia 0-0 (0-1)
Ghana – Australia 2-0 (1-1)
Australia – Serbia 2-0 (2-1)
Ghana – Germany 0-0 (0-1)
Results prediction group D:
1 Ghana (5 pts, +2 goals)
2 Germany (5 pts, +2 goals)
3 Australia (3 pts, -2 goals)
4 Serbia (2 pts, -2 goals)
Actual results group D:
1 Germany (6 pts, +4 goals)
2 Ghana (4 pts, +0 goals)
3 Australia (4 pts, -3 goals)
4 Serbia (3 pts, -1 goals)
Group E:
Netherlands – Denmark 4-0 (2-0)
Japan – Cameroon 0-3 (1-0)
Netherlands – Japan 8-0 (1-0)
Cameroon – Denmark 1-2 (1-2)
Denmark – Japan 4-0 (1-3)
Cameroon – Netherlands 0-1 (1-2)
Results prediction group E:
1 Netherlands (9 pts, +13 goals)
2 Denmark (6 pts, +1 goal)
3 Cameroon (3 pts, +1 goal)
4 Japan (0 pts, -15 goals)
Actual results group E:
1 Netherlands (9 pts, +4 goals)
2 Japan (6 pts, +2 goals )
3 Denmark (3 pts, -3 goals)
4 Cameroon (0 pts, -3 goals)
Group F:
Italy – Paraguay 4-0 (1-1)
New Zealand – Slovakia 0-0 (1-1)
Slovakia – Paraguay 2-2 (0-2)
Italy – New Zealand 0-0 (1-1)
Paraguay – New Zealand 3-1 (0-0)
Slovakia – Italy 3-2 (3-2)
Results prediction group F:
1 Slovakia (5 pts, +1 goal)
2 Italy (4 pts, +3 goals)
3 Paraguay (4 pts, -2 goals)
4 New Zealand (2 pts, -2 goals)
Actual results group F:
1 Paraguay (5 pts, +2 goals)
2 Slovakia (4 pts, -1 goal)
3 New Zealand (3 pts, +0 goals)
4 Italy (2 pts, -1 goals)
Group G:
Ivory Coast – Portugal 1-1 (0-0)
Brazil – North Korea 1-0 (2-1)
Brazil – Ivory Coast 2-0 (3-1)
Portugal – North Korea 4-0 (7-0)
North Korea – Ivory Coast 0-1 (0-3)
Portugal – Brazil 1-3 (0-0)
Results prediction group G:
1 Brazil (9 pts, +5 goals)
2 Portugal (4 pts, +2 goals)
3 Ivory Coast (4 pts, -1 goal)
4 North Korea (0 pts, -6 goals)
Actual results group G:
1 Brazil (7 pts, +3 goals)
2 Portugal (5 pts, +7 goals)
3 Ivory Coast (4 pts, +1 goal)
4 North Korea (0 pts , -11 goals)
Group H:
Honduras – Chile 0-3 (0-1)
Spain – Switzerland 1-1 (0-1)
Chile – Switzerland 1-1 (1-0)
Spain – Honduras 2-0 (2-0)
Switzerland – Honduras 0-0 (0-0)
Chile – Spain 3-1 (1-2)
Results prediction group H:
1 Chile (7 pts, +5 goals)
2 Spain (4 pts, +0 goals)
3 Switzerland (3 pts, +0 goals)
4 Honduras (1 pt, -5 goals)
Actual results group H:
1 Spain (6 pts, +2 goals)
2 Chile (6 pts, +1 goal)
3 Switzerland (4 pts, +0 goals)
4 Honduras (1 pt, -3 goals)
Round of 16 2010:
Uruguay – South Korea 2-0 (2-1)
USA – Ghana 1-0 (1-2 a.e.t.)
Germany – England 1-0 (4-1)
Argentina – Mexico 2-1 (3-1)
Netherlands – Slovakia 3-2 (2-1)
Brazil – Chile 2-0 (3-0)
Paraguay – Japan 1-3 (5-3 pen.)
Spain – Portugal 1-2 (1-0)
Quarter-finals 2010:
Netherlands – Brazil 1-3 (2-1)
Uruguay – Ghana 2-1 (5-3)
Argentina – Germany 6-5 (0-4)
Paraguay – Spain 2-3 (0-1)
Semi-finals 2010:
Uruguay – Netherlands 4-2 (2-3)
Germany – Spain 2-0 (0-1)
3rd place match 2010:
Uruguay – Germany 2-1 (2-3)
Final of the World Championship 2010:
Netherlands – Spain 3-1 (0-1 a.e.t.)