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Empire Club vs EllertonPremier League 2019

4/6/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 6Wildey Turf

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Empire Club27%
×Draw20%
Ellerton53%
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.

Empire Club
1.69
Ellerton
2.39

Ellerton creates 41% more chances

Season form · 23 home / 41 away

creates per match

Empire Club
2.00
Ellerton
2.17

allows per match

Empire Club
2.61
Ellerton
1.37

finishing

Empire Club+0.00on par
Ellerton+0.00on par

Total goals

77%Over
  • Over77
  • Under23

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

74%Yes
  • Yes74
  • No26

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Empire Club

Ellerton
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
014%
025%
034%
042%
1
103%
117%
128%
137%
144%
2
202%
216%
227%
236%
243%
3
301%
313%
324%
333%
342%
4
401%
411%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 89% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
91%9%2.5
77%23%3.5
58%42%4.5
38%62%

Double chance

Empire Club or draw
47%
Empire Club or Ellerton
80%
Draw or Ellerton
73%

Winning margin

Empire Club wins by 2+
13%
Ellerton wins by 2+
33%

Team goals

Empire Club 1+ goals
82%
Empire Club 2+ goals
50%
Empire Club 3+ goals
24%
Ellerton 1+ goals
91%
Ellerton 2+ goals
69%
Ellerton 3+ goals
42%

Draw no bet

Empire Club (draw refunded)
34%
Ellerton (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
67%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Empire Club at homecreates 2.00, concedes 2.61 · 23 matches

Ellerton awaycreates 2.17, concedes 1.37 · 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

Empire Club attack 2.00 + Ellerton defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.69

Ellerton attack 2.17 + Empire Club defence 2.61 → ÷2 → 2.39

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 53%?"

Empire Club scores more
27%
level
20%
Ellerton scores more
53%

Ellerton at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Ellerton 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

Preview: Empire Club host Ellerton

April 6, 2020: Empire Club take on Ellerton in Premier League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Empire Club host Ellerton at Wildey Turf.

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