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.)