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Hearts of Oak vs MedeamaPremier League 2019

Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak
FT
31
HT: 31
Medeama
Medeama
11/1/2023Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 8Ohene Djan Sports Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 109+ matches

Hearts of Oak47%
×Draw30%
Medeama23%
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.

Hearts of Oak
1.22
Medeama
0.76

Hearts of Oak creates 61% more chances

Season form · 109 home / 110 away

creates per match

Hearts of Oak
1.25
Medeama
0.85

allows per match

Hearts of Oak
0.66
Medeama
1.19

finishing

Hearts of Oak+0.00on par
Medeama+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hearts of Oak

Medeama
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
0110%
024%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% 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

Hearts of Oak or draw
77%
Hearts of Oak or Medeama
70%
Draw or Medeama
53%

Winning margin

Hearts of Oak wins by 2+
21%
Medeama wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Hearts of Oak 1+ goals
70%
Hearts of Oak 2+ goals
34%
Hearts of Oak 3+ goals
12%
Medeama 1+ goals
53%
Medeama 2+ goals
18%
Medeama 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Hearts of Oak (draw refunded)
67%
Medeama (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
25%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Hearts of Oak at homecreates 1.25, concedes 0.66 · 109 matches

Medeama awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.19 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hearts of Oak attack 1.25 + Medeama defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.22

Medeama attack 0.85 + Hearts of Oak defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.76

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 47%?"

Hearts of Oak scores more
47%
level
30%
Medeama scores more
23%

Hearts of Oak at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Hearts of Oak 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: Hearts of Oak 3–1 Medeama

Hearts of Oak beat Medeama 3-1 in Premier League on November 1, 2023.

The match was played at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra.