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Bendel Insurance vs EnyimbaNPFL 2019

Bendel Insurance
Bendel Insurance
FT
10
HT: 10
Enyimba
Enyimba
2/19/2023NPFLNPFL · Round 9Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 80+ matches

Bendel Insurance52%
×Draw30%
Enyimba18%
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.

Bendel Insurance
1.27
Enyimba
0.63

Bendel Insurance creates 102% more chances

Season form · 80 home / 130 away

creates per match

Bendel Insurance
1.31
Enyimba
0.74

allows per match

Bendel Insurance
0.51
Enyimba
1.22

finishing

Bendel Insurance+0.00on par
Enyimba+0.00on par

Total goals

70%Under
  • Under70
  • Over30

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bendel Insurance

Enyimba
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
019%
023%
031%
040%
1
1019%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
218%
222%
231%
240%
3
305%
313%
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
85%15%1.5
57%43%2.5
30%70%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Bendel Insurance or draw
82%
Bendel Insurance or Enyimba
70%
Draw or Enyimba
48%

Winning margin

Bendel Insurance wins by 2+
24%
Enyimba wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Bendel Insurance 1+ goals
72%
Bendel Insurance 2+ goals
36%
Bendel Insurance 3+ goals
14%
Enyimba 1+ goals
47%
Enyimba 2+ goals
13%
Enyimba 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Bendel Insurance (draw refunded)
74%
Enyimba (draw refunded)
26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
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

Bendel Insurance at homecreates 1.31, concedes 0.51 · 80 matches

Enyimba awaycreates 0.74, concedes 1.22 · 130 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bendel Insurance attack 1.31 + Enyimba defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.27

Enyimba attack 0.74 + Bendel Insurance defence 0.51 → ÷2 → 0.63

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 52%?"

Bendel Insurance scores more
52%
level
30%
Enyimba scores more
18%

Bendel Insurance at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Bendel Insurance 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

Bendel Insurance 1 – 0 Enyimba

Bendel Insurance beat Enyimba 1-0 in NPFL on February 19, 2023.

The match was played at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.