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Abia Warriors vs Adamawa UnitedNPFL 2019

3/15/2020NPFLNPFL · Round 24Umuahia Township Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Abia Warriors74%
×Draw19%
Adamawa United7%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Abia Warriors
1.93
Adamawa United
0.41

Abia Warriors creates 371% more chances

Season form · 127 home / 31 away

creates per match

Abia Warriors
1.50
Adamawa United
0.23

allows per match

Abia Warriors
0.60
Adamawa United
2.35

finishing

Abia Warriors+0.00on par
Adamawa United+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

71%No
  • No71
  • Yes29

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Abia Warriors

Adamawa United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
014%
021%
030%
040%
1
1019%
118%
122%
130%
140%
2
2018%
217%
222%
230%
240%
3
3012%
315%
321%
330%
340%
4
406%
412%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Abia Warriors or draw
93%
Abia Warriors or Adamawa United
81%
Draw or Adamawa United
26%

Winning margin

Abia Warriors wins by 2+
47%
Adamawa United wins by 2+
1%

Team goals

Abia Warriors 1+ goals
85%
Abia Warriors 2+ goals
57%
Abia Warriors 3+ goals
30%
Adamawa United 1+ goals
34%
Adamawa United 2+ goals
6%
Adamawa United 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Abia Warriors (draw refunded)
91%
Adamawa United (draw refunded)
9%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
Both score & under 3
8%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Abia Warriors at homecreates 1.50, concedes 0.60 · 127 matches

Adamawa United awaycreates 0.23, concedes 2.35 · 31 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Abia Warriors attack 1.50 + Adamawa United defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 1.93

Adamawa United attack 0.23 + Abia Warriors defence 0.60 → ÷2 → 0.41

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 74%?"

Abia Warriors scores more
74%
level
19%
Adamawa United scores more
7%

Abia Warriors at 74% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 74% does not mean "Abia Warriors will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Abia Warriors vs Adamawa United

Abia Warriors beat Adamawa United 2-1 in NPFL on March 15, 2020.

The match was played at Umuahia Township Stadium in Umuahia.