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Abia Warriors vs Warri WolvesNPFL 2019

1/26/2020NPFLNPFL · Round 17Umuahia Township Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Abia Warriors60%
×Draw25%
Warri Wolves15%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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
1.57
Warri Wolves
0.64

Abia Warriors creates 145% more chances

Season form · 127 home / 55 away

creates per match

Abia Warriors
1.50
Warri Wolves
0.67

allows per match

Abia Warriors
0.60
Warri Wolves
1.65

finishing

Abia Warriors+0.00on par
Warri Wolves+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

63%No
  • No63
  • Yes37

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Abia Warriors

Warri Wolves
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
017%
022%
030%
040%
1
1017%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2014%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Abia Warriors or draw
85%
Abia Warriors or Warri Wolves
75%
Draw or Warri Wolves
40%

Winning margin

Abia Warriors wins by 2+
32%
Warri Wolves wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Abia Warriors 1+ goals
79%
Abia Warriors 2+ goals
46%
Abia Warriors 3+ goals
21%
Warri Wolves 1+ goals
47%
Warri Wolves 2+ goals
14%
Warri Wolves 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Abia Warriors (draw refunded)
80%
Warri Wolves (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Warri Wolves awaycreates 0.67, concedes 1.65 · 55 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 + Warri Wolves defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.57

Warri Wolves attack 0.67 + Abia Warriors defence 0.60 → ÷2 → 0.64

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 60%?"

Abia Warriors scores more
60%
level
25%
Warri Wolves scores more
15%

Abia Warriors at 60% 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 60% 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

Abia Warriors 1 – 0 Warri Wolves

Abia Warriors beat Warri Wolves 1-0 in NPFL on January 26, 2020.

The match was played at Umuahia Township Stadium in Umuahia.