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Doma United vs Rivers United — NPFL 2019

Doma United
Doma United
FT
1 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
Rivers United
Rivers United
1/20/2024NPFLNPFL · Round 19Pantami Township Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 28+ matches

Doma United49%
×Draw33%
Rivers United18%
✓ 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.

Doma United
1.11
Rivers United
0.55

Doma United creates 102% more chances

Season form · 28 home / 130 away

creates per match

Doma United
1.00
Rivers United
0.72

allows per match

Doma United
0.39
Rivers United
1.22

finishing

Doma United+0.00on par
Rivers United+0.00on par

Total goals

77%Under
  • Under77
  • Over23

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

72%No
  • No72
  • Yes28

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Doma United ↓

Rivers United →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–019%
0–110%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–021%
1–112%
1–23%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–16%
2–22%
2–30%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–12%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (21%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
81%19%1.5
49%51%2.5
23%77%3.5
9%91%4.5
3%97%

Double chance

Doma United or draw
82%
Doma United or Rivers United
67%
Draw or Rivers United
51%

Winning margin

Doma United wins by 2+
21%
Rivers United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Doma United 1+ goals
67%
Doma United 2+ goals
30%
Doma United 3+ goals
10%
Rivers United 1+ goals
42%
Rivers United 2+ goals
11%
Rivers United 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Doma United (draw refunded)
73%
Rivers United (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
17%
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

Doma United at home — creates 1.00, concedes 0.39 · 28 matches

Rivers United away — creates 0.72, 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

Doma United attack 1.00 + Rivers United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.11

Rivers United attack 0.72 + Doma United defence 0.39 → ÷2 → 0.55

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 49%?"

Doma United scores more
49%
level
33%
Rivers United scores more
18%

Doma United at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Doma 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

Match Recap: Doma United vs Rivers United

Doma United and Rivers United drew 1-1 in NPFL on January 20, 2024.

The match was played at Pantami Township Stadium in Gombe.