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Bayelsa United vs Doma UnitedNPFL 2019

Bayelsa United
Bayelsa United
FT
11
HT: 01
Doma United
Doma United
2/1/2023NPFLNPFL · Round 5Samson Siasia Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 28+ matches

Bayelsa United62%
×Draw24%
Doma United14%
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.

Bayelsa United
1.67
Doma United
0.66

Bayelsa United creates 153% more chances

Season form · 66 home / 28 away

creates per match

Bayelsa United
1.65
Doma United
0.46

allows per match

Bayelsa United
0.85
Doma United
1.68

finishing

Bayelsa United+0.00on par
Doma United+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bayelsa United

Doma United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
016%
022%
030%
040%
1
1016%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2014%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
308%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Bayelsa United or draw
86%
Bayelsa United or Doma United
76%
Draw or Doma United
38%

Winning margin

Bayelsa United wins by 2+
35%
Doma United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Bayelsa United 1+ goals
81%
Bayelsa United 2+ goals
50%
Bayelsa United 3+ goals
23%
Doma United 1+ goals
48%
Doma United 2+ goals
14%
Doma United 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Bayelsa United (draw refunded)
81%
Doma United (draw refunded)
19%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Bayelsa United at homecreates 1.65, concedes 0.85 · 66 matches

Doma United awaycreates 0.46, concedes 1.68 · 28 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bayelsa United attack 1.65 + Doma United defence 1.68 → ÷2 → 1.67

Doma United attack 0.46 + Bayelsa United defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.66

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 62%?"

Bayelsa United scores more
62%
level
24%
Doma United scores more
14%

Bayelsa United at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Bayelsa 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

Match Recap: Bayelsa United vs Doma United

Bayelsa United and Doma United drew 1-1 in NPFL on February 1, 2023.

The match was played at Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa.