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Armagh City vs Lisburn DistilleryPremier Intermediate League 2018

9/22/2018Premier Intermediate LeaguePremier Intermediate League · Round 3Holm Park (Armagh)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Armagh City53%
×Draw21%
Lisburn Distillery26%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Armagh City
2.12
Lisburn Distillery
1.43

Armagh City creates 48% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 13 away

creates per match

Armagh City
2.00
Lisburn Distillery
1.69

allows per match

Armagh City
1.17
Lisburn Distillery
2.23

finishing

Armagh City+0.00on par
Lisburn Distillery+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Over
  • Over69
  • Under31

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Armagh City

Lisburn Distillery
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
023%
031%
041%
1
106%
119%
126%
133%
141%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
305%
317%
325%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
69%31%3.5
47%53%4.5
28%72%

Double chance

Armagh City or draw
74%
Armagh City or Lisburn Distillery
79%
Draw or Lisburn Distillery
47%

Winning margin

Armagh City wins by 2+
32%
Lisburn Distillery wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Armagh City 1+ goals
88%
Armagh City 2+ goals
62%
Armagh City 3+ goals
35%
Lisburn Distillery 1+ goals
76%
Lisburn Distillery 2+ goals
42%
Lisburn Distillery 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Armagh City (draw refunded)
67%
Lisburn Distillery (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Armagh City at homecreates 2.00, concedes 1.17 · 6 matches

Lisburn Distillery awaycreates 1.69, concedes 2.23 · 13 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Armagh City attack 2.00 + Lisburn Distillery defence 2.23 → ÷2 → 2.12

Lisburn Distillery attack 1.69 + Armagh City defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.43

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%?"

Armagh City scores more
53%
level
21%
Lisburn Distillery scores more
26%

Armagh City 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 "Armagh City 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

Armagh City 1 – 1 Lisburn Distillery

Armagh City and Lisburn Distillery drew 1-1 in Premier Intermediate League on September 22, 2018.

The match was played at Holm Park (Armagh).