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Akwa United vs Bendel Insurance — NPFL 2019

Akwa United
Akwa United
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 1
Bendel Insurance
Bendel Insurance
12/9/2024NPFLNPFL · Round 16Godswill Akpabio International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 79+ matches

Akwa United56%
×Draw28%
Bendel Insurance16%
✓ 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.

Akwa United
1.38
Bendel Insurance
0.61

Akwa United creates 126% more chances

Season form · 111 home / 79 away

creates per match

Akwa United
1.62
Bendel Insurance
0.61

allows per match

Akwa United
0.61
Bendel Insurance
1.13

finishing

Akwa United+0.00on par
Bendel Insurance+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Akwa United ↓

Bendel Insurance →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–18%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–019%
1–112%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–013%
2–18%
2–22%
2–30%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–14%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Akwa United or draw
84%
Akwa United or Bendel Insurance
72%
Draw or Bendel Insurance
44%

Winning margin

Akwa United wins by 2+
28%
Bendel Insurance wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Akwa United 1+ goals
75%
Akwa United 2+ goals
40%
Akwa United 3+ goals
16%
Bendel Insurance 1+ goals
46%
Bendel Insurance 2+ goals
13%
Bendel Insurance 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Akwa United (draw refunded)
77%
Bendel Insurance (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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 United at home — creates 1.62, concedes 0.61 · 111 matches

Bendel Insurance away — creates 0.61, concedes 1.13 · 79 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 United attack 1.62 + Bendel Insurance defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.38

Bendel Insurance attack 0.61 + Akwa United defence 0.61 → ÷2 → 0.61

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 56%?"

Akwa United scores more
56%
level
28%
Bendel Insurance scores more
16%

Akwa United at 56% 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 56% does not mean "Akwa United 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

NPFL: Akwa United 1–1 Bendel Insurance

Akwa United and Bendel Insurance drew 1-1 in NPFL on December 9, 2024.

The match was played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.