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Heart of Lions vs NsoatremanPremier League 2019

Heart of Lions
Heart of Lions
FT
10
HT: 10
Nsoatreman
Nsoatreman
5/5/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 29Kpandu Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Heart of Lions61%
×Draw26%
Nsoatreman13%
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.

Heart of Lions
1.47
Nsoatreman
0.52

Heart of Lions creates 183% more chances

Season form · 50 home / 45 away

creates per match

Heart of Lions
1.30
Nsoatreman
0.58

allows per match

Heart of Lions
0.46
Nsoatreman
1.64

finishing

Heart of Lions+0.00on par
Nsoatreman+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

69%No
  • No69
  • Yes31

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Heart of Lions

Nsoatreman
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
017%
022%
030%
040%
1
1020%
1110%
123%
130%
140%
2
2015%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
307%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Heart of Lions or draw
87%
Heart of Lions or Nsoatreman
74%
Draw or Nsoatreman
39%

Winning margin

Heart of Lions wins by 2+
32%
Nsoatreman wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Heart of Lions 1+ goals
77%
Heart of Lions 2+ goals
43%
Heart of Lions 3+ goals
18%
Nsoatreman 1+ goals
41%
Nsoatreman 2+ goals
10%
Nsoatreman 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Heart of Lions (draw refunded)
82%
Nsoatreman (draw refunded)
18%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Heart of Lions at homecreates 1.30, concedes 0.46 · 50 matches

Nsoatreman awaycreates 0.58, concedes 1.64 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Heart of Lions attack 1.30 + Nsoatreman defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.47

Nsoatreman attack 0.58 + Heart of Lions defence 0.46 → ÷2 → 0.52

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 61%?"

Heart of Lions scores more
61%
level
26%
Nsoatreman scores more
13%

Heart of Lions at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Heart of Lions 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

Premier League: Heart of Lions 1–0 Nsoatreman

Heart of Lions beat Nsoatreman 1-0 in Premier League on May 5, 2024.

The match was played at Kpandu Stadium in Kpandu.