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Brisbane City vs Moreton Bay UnitedQueensland NPL 2019

8/29/2020Queensland NPLQueensland NPL · Round 26Spencer Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 61+ matches

Brisbane City35%
×Draw21%
Moreton Bay United44%
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.

Brisbane City
1.79
Moreton Bay United
2.02

Moreton Bay United creates 13% more chances

Season form · 81 home / 61 away

creates per match

Brisbane City
1.83
Moreton Bay United
2.05

allows per match

Brisbane City
1.99
Moreton Bay United
1.75

finishing

Brisbane City+0.00on par
Moreton Bay United+0.00on par

Total goals

73%Over
  • Over73
  • Under27

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

72%Yes
  • Yes72
  • No28

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Brisbane City

Moreton Bay United
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
015%
025%
033%
042%
1
104%
118%
128%
135%
143%
2
204%
217%
227%
235%
242%
3
302%
314%
324%
333%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–1 (8%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
73%27%3.5
53%47%4.5
33%67%

Double chance

Brisbane City or draw
56%
Brisbane City or Moreton Bay United
79%
Draw or Moreton Bay United
65%

Winning margin

Brisbane City wins by 2+
18%
Moreton Bay United wins by 2+
24%

Team goals

Brisbane City 1+ goals
83%
Brisbane City 2+ goals
53%
Brisbane City 3+ goals
26%
Moreton Bay United 1+ goals
87%
Moreton Bay United 2+ goals
60%
Moreton Bay United 3+ goals
33%

Draw no bet

Brisbane City (draw refunded)
44%
Moreton Bay United (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
64%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

Brisbane City at homecreates 1.83, concedes 1.99 · 81 matches

Moreton Bay United awaycreates 2.05, concedes 1.75 · 61 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Brisbane City attack 1.83 + Moreton Bay United defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.79

Moreton Bay United attack 2.05 + Brisbane City defence 1.99 → ÷2 → 2.02

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 44%?"

Brisbane City scores more
35%
level
21%
Moreton Bay United scores more
44%

Moreton Bay United at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Moreton Bay 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

Queensland NPL: Brisbane City 1–2 Moreton Bay United

Moreton Bay United beat Brisbane City 2-1 in Queensland NPL on August 29, 2020.

The match was played at Spencer Park in Brisbane.