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Ceres vs MaharlikaPFL 2020

Ceres
Ceres
FT
10
HT: 10
Maharlika
Maharlika
10/1/2022PFLPFL · Round 4San Lazaro Leisure and Business Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Ceres70%
×Draw17%
Maharlika12%
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.

Ceres
2.40
Maharlika
0.89

Ceres creates 170% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 41 away

creates per match

Ceres
2.47
Maharlika
1.12

allows per match

Ceres
0.65
Maharlika
2.32

finishing

Ceres+0.00on par
Maharlika+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ceres

Maharlika
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
109%
118%
124%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
309%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
405%
415%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (11%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
63%37%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Ceres or draw
88%
Ceres or Maharlika
83%
Draw or Maharlika
30%

Winning margin

Ceres wins by 2+
48%
Maharlika wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Ceres 1+ goals
91%
Ceres 2+ goals
69%
Ceres 3+ goals
42%
Maharlika 1+ goals
59%
Maharlika 2+ goals
22%
Maharlika 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Ceres (draw refunded)
85%
Maharlika (draw refunded)
15%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

Ceres at homecreates 2.47, concedes 0.65 · 17 matches

Maharlika awaycreates 1.12, concedes 2.32 · 41 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ceres attack 2.47 + Maharlika defence 2.32 → ÷2 → 2.40

Maharlika attack 1.12 + Ceres defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 0.89

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 70%?"

Ceres scores more
70%
level
17%
Maharlika scores more
12%

Ceres at 70% 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 70% does not mean "Ceres 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

Ceres 1 – 0 Maharlika

Ceres beat Maharlika 1-0 in PFL on October 1, 2022.

The match was played at San Lazaro Leisure and Business Park in Carmona.