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APEJES Academy vs New StarElite One 2019

7/25/2018Elite OneElite One · Round 33Centre sportif académique de Mbankomo (Mbankomo)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 37+ matches

APEJES Academy49%
×Draw28%
New Star23%
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.

APEJES Academy
1.37
New Star
0.84

APEJES Academy creates 63% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 37 away

creates per match

APEJES Academy
1.20
New Star
0.62

allows per match

APEJES Academy
1.07
New Star
1.54

finishing

APEJES Academy+0.00on par
New Star+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

APEJES Academy

New Star
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

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

Double chance

APEJES Academy or draw
77%
APEJES Academy or New Star
72%
Draw or New Star
51%

Winning margin

APEJES Academy wins by 2+
24%
New Star wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

APEJES Academy 1+ goals
75%
APEJES Academy 2+ goals
40%
APEJES Academy 3+ goals
16%
New Star 1+ goals
57%
New Star 2+ goals
21%
New Star 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

APEJES Academy (draw refunded)
68%
New Star (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

APEJES Academy at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.07 · 71 matches

New Star awaycreates 0.62, concedes 1.54 · 37 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

APEJES Academy attack 1.20 + New Star defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.37

New Star attack 0.62 + APEJES Academy defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 0.84

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%?"

APEJES Academy scores more
49%
level
28%
New Star scores more
23%

APEJES Academy 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 "APEJES Academy 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

Match Recap: APEJES Academy vs New Star

New Star beat APEJES Academy 2-1 in Elite One on July 25, 2018.

The match was played at Centre sportif académique de Mbankomo (Mbankomo).