Akwa Starlets 2–1 Sunshine Stars: Result & Stats

Akwa Starlets

FT

2 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Sunshine Stars

2/15/2023

NPFL · Round 8Nest of Champions

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

Akwa Starlets55%

×Draw27%

Sunshine Stars18%

✓ 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.

Akwa StarletsExpected goals in this matchSunshine Stars

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.

1.46

0.70

Akwa Starlets

1.46

Sunshine Stars

0.70

Akwa Starlets creates 109% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 110 away

1.48

creates per match

0.48

0.92

allows per match

1.44

creates per match

Akwa Starlets

1.48

Sunshine Stars

0.48

allows per match

Akwa Starlets

0.92

Sunshine Stars

1.44

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Akwa Starlets+0.00on par

Sunshine Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

Under63
Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No61
Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Akwa Starlets ↓

Sunshine Stars →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–012%

0–18%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–017%

1–112%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–012%

2–19%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–14%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

88%12%1.5

64%36%2.5

37%63%3.5

17%83%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

Akwa Starlets or draw

82%

Akwa Starlets or Sunshine Stars

73%

Draw or Sunshine Stars

45%

Winning margin

Akwa Starlets wins by 2+

28%

Sunshine Stars wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

Akwa Starlets 1+ goals

77%

Akwa Starlets 2+ goals

43%

Akwa Starlets 3+ goals

18%

Sunshine Stars 1+ goals

50%

Sunshine Stars 2+ goals

16%

Sunshine Stars 3+ goals

3%

Draw no bet

Akwa Starlets (draw refunded)

76%

Sunshine Stars (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

27%

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

Akwa Starlets at home — creates 1.48, concedes 0.92 · 60 matches

Sunshine Stars away — creates 0.48, concedes 1.44 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Akwa Starlets attack 1.48 + Sunshine Stars defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.46

Sunshine Stars attack 0.48 + Akwa Starlets defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 0.70

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 55%?"

Akwa Starlets scores more

55%

level

27%

Sunshine Stars scores more

18%

Akwa Starlets at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Akwa Starlets 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