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El Kanemi Warriors vs Niger TornadoesNPFL 2019

3/12/2017NPFLNPFL · Round 13El Kanemi Stadium (Maiduguri)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 64+ matches

El Kanemi Warriors57%
×Draw28%
Niger Tornadoes15%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 584,459 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

El Kanemi Warriors
1.37
Niger Tornadoes
0.57

El Kanemi Warriors creates 140% more chances

Season form · 64 home / 100 away

creates per match

El Kanemi Warriors
1.22
Niger Tornadoes
0.56

allows per match

El Kanemi Warriors
0.59
Niger Tornadoes
1.52

finishing

El Kanemi Warriors+0.00on par
Niger Tornadoes+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Under
  • Under69
  • Over31

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

68%No
  • No68
  • Yes32

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

El Kanemi Warriors

Niger Tornadoes
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
018%
022%
030%
040%
1
1020%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
58%42%2.5
31%69%3.5
13%87%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

El Kanemi Warriors or draw
85%
El Kanemi Warriors or Niger Tornadoes
72%
Draw or Niger Tornadoes
43%

Winning margin

El Kanemi Warriors wins by 2+
28%
Niger Tornadoes wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

El Kanemi Warriors 1+ goals
75%
El Kanemi Warriors 2+ goals
40%
El Kanemi Warriors 3+ goals
16%
Niger Tornadoes 1+ goals
43%
Niger Tornadoes 2+ goals
11%
Niger Tornadoes 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

El Kanemi Warriors (draw refunded)
79%
Niger Tornadoes (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
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

El Kanemi Warriors at homecreates 1.22, concedes 0.59 · 64 matches

Niger Tornadoes awaycreates 0.56, concedes 1.52 · 100 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

El Kanemi Warriors attack 1.22 + Niger Tornadoes defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.37

Niger Tornadoes attack 0.56 + El Kanemi Warriors defence 0.59 → ÷2 → 0.57

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 57%?"

El Kanemi Warriors scores more
57%
level
28%
Niger Tornadoes scores more
15%

El Kanemi Warriors at 57% 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 57% does not mean "El Kanemi Warriors 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

NPFL: El Kanemi Warriors 2–0 Niger Tornadoes

El Kanemi Warriors beat Niger Tornadoes 2-0 in NPFL on March 12, 2017.

The match was played at El Kanemi Stadium (Maiduguri).