Accra Lions vs Hearts of Oak — Premier League 2019
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 68+ matches
Accra Lions43%
Hearts of Oak26%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Accra Lions creates 40% more chances
Season form · 68 home / 108 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under71
- Over29
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No64
- Yes36
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Accra Lions ↓
Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Accra Lions at home — creates 1.32, concedes 0.84 · 68 matches
Hearts of Oak away — creates 0.72, concedes 0.86 · 108 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Accra Lions attack 1.32 + Hearts of Oak defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.09
Hearts of Oak attack 0.72 + Accra Lions defence 0.84 → ÷2 → 0.78
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 43%?"
Accra Lions at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Accra Lions 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
Aduana Stars
Berekum Chelsea
Asante Kotoko
Elmina Sharks
Ashanti Gold
Medeama
WAFA
Bechem UnitedHearts of Oak
Great Olympics
Inter Allies
Eleven Wonders
Dreams
Liberty Professionals
Legon Cities
Ebusua Dwarfs
Karela
King FaisalIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Accra Lions host Hearts of Oak on Sunday, 29 December 2024 at 15:00. The match is part of the Premier League 2019/2020 season.
Premier League: Accra Lions 2–3 Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak beat Accra Lions 3-2 in Premier League on December 29, 2024.
The match was played at West Africa Football Academy Sports Complex in Sogakope.