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Bechem United vs Liberty ProfessionalsPremier League 2019

5/23/2018Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 13Bechem Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

Bechem United56%
×Draw28%
Liberty Professionals16%
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.

Bechem United
1.40
Liberty Professionals
0.61

Bechem United creates 130% more chances

Season form · 110 home / 34 away

creates per match

Bechem United
1.35
Liberty Professionals
0.79

allows per match

Bechem United
0.43
Liberty Professionals
1.44

finishing

Bechem United+0.00on par
Liberty Professionals+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bechem United

Liberty Professionals
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
018%
022%
031%
040%
1
1019%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
60%40%2.5
33%67%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Bechem United or draw
84%
Bechem United or Liberty Professionals
72%
Draw or Liberty Professionals
44%

Winning margin

Bechem United wins by 2+
28%
Liberty Professionals wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Bechem United 1+ goals
75%
Bechem United 2+ goals
41%
Bechem United 3+ goals
17%
Liberty Professionals 1+ goals
46%
Liberty Professionals 2+ goals
13%
Liberty Professionals 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Bechem United (draw refunded)
78%
Liberty Professionals (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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

Bechem United at homecreates 1.35, concedes 0.43 · 110 matches

Liberty Professionals awaycreates 0.79, concedes 1.44 · 34 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bechem United attack 1.35 + Liberty Professionals defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.40

Liberty Professionals attack 0.79 + Bechem United defence 0.43 → ÷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%?"

Bechem United scores more
56%
level
28%
Liberty Professionals scores more
16%

Bechem 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 "Bechem 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

Premier League: Bechem United 1–2 Liberty Professionals

Liberty Professionals beat Bechem United 2-1 in Premier League on May 23, 2018.

The match was played at Bechem Park in Bechem.