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Bendel Insurance vs Lobi StarsNPFL 2019

Bendel Insurance
Bendel Insurance
FT
10
HT: 00
Lobi Stars
Lobi Stars
12/2/2023NPFLNPFL · Round 11Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 80+ matches

Bendel Insurance59%
×Draw27%
Lobi Stars14%
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
1.40
Lobi Stars
0.52

Bendel Insurance creates 169% more chances

Season form · 80 home / 113 away

creates per match

Bendel Insurance
1.31
Lobi Stars
0.53

allows per match

Bendel Insurance
0.51
Lobi Stars
1.48

finishing

Bendel Insurance+0.00on par
Lobi Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

70%Under
  • Under70
  • Over30

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

69%No
  • No69
  • Yes31

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bendel Insurance

Lobi Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
018%
022%
030%
040%
1
1021%
1111%
123%
130%
140%
2
2014%
217%
222%
230%
240%
3
307%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (21%) · 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
13%87%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Bendel Insurance or draw
86%
Bendel Insurance or Lobi Stars
73%
Draw or Lobi Stars
41%

Winning margin

Bendel Insurance wins by 2+
30%
Lobi Stars wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Bendel Insurance 1+ goals
75%
Bendel Insurance 2+ goals
41%
Bendel Insurance 3+ goals
17%
Lobi Stars 1+ goals
41%
Lobi Stars 2+ goals
10%
Lobi Stars 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Bendel Insurance (draw refunded)
81%
Lobi Stars (draw refunded)
19%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
20%
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

Bendel Insurance at homecreates 1.31, concedes 0.51 · 80 matches

Lobi Stars awaycreates 0.53, concedes 1.48 · 113 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 + Lobi Stars defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.40

Lobi Stars attack 0.53 + Bendel Insurance defence 0.51 → ÷2 → 0.52

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 59%?"

Bendel Insurance scores more
59%
level
27%
Lobi Stars scores more
14%

Bendel Insurance at 59% 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 59% 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 Lobi Stars

Bendel Insurance beat Lobi Stars 1-0 in NPFL on December 2, 2023.

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