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Accrington ST vs BuryLeague One 2018

8/10/2019League OneLeague One · Round 2Wham Stadium (Accrington, Lancashire)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Accrington ST49%
×Draw26%
Bury26%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Accrington ST
1.51
Bury
1.02

Accrington ST creates 48% more chances

Season form · 107 home / 5 away

creates per match

Accrington ST
1.42
Bury
0.60

allows per match

Accrington ST
1.44
Bury
1.60

finishing

Accrington ST+0.00on par
Bury+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Accrington ST

Bury
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
46%54%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Accrington ST or draw
74%
Accrington ST or Bury
74%
Draw or Bury
51%

Winning margin

Accrington ST wins by 2+
25%
Bury wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Accrington ST 1+ goals
78%
Accrington ST 2+ goals
44%
Accrington ST 3+ goals
19%
Bury 1+ goals
64%
Bury 2+ goals
27%
Bury 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Accrington ST (draw refunded)
65%
Bury (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Accrington ST at homecreates 1.42, concedes 1.44 · 107 matches

Bury awaycreates 0.60, concedes 1.60 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Accrington ST attack 1.42 + Bury defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.51

Bury attack 0.60 + Accrington ST defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 49%?"

Accrington ST scores more
49%
level
26%
Bury scores more
26%

Accrington ST at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Accrington ST 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

Accrington ST vs Bury — Match Preview

Accrington ST face Bury on August 10, 2019 in this League One fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Accrington ST host Bury at Wham Stadium (Accrington, Lancashire).

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