Hearts of Oak 4–0 WAFA: Result & Stats

Hearts of Oak

FT

4 – 0

WAFA

3/7/2021

Premier League · Round 17Ohene Djan Sports Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 44+ matches

Hearts of Oak50%

×Draw29%

WAFA21%

✓ 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 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Hearts of OakExpected goals in this matchWAFA

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.

1.31

0.74

Hearts of Oak

1.31

WAFA

0.74

Hearts of Oak creates 77% more chances

Season form · 110 home / 44 away

1.24

creates per match

0.84

0.65

allows per match

1.39

creates per match

Hearts of Oak

1.24

WAFA

0.84

allows per match

Hearts of Oak

0.65

WAFA

1.39

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Hearts of Oak+0.00on par

WAFA+0.00on par

Total goals

Under66
Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No62
Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hearts of Oak ↓

WAFA →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–013%

0–110%

0–24%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–017%

1–112%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–18%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–14%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

87%13%1.5

61%39%2.5

34%66%3.5

15%85%4.5

6%94%

Double chance

Hearts of Oak or draw

79%

Hearts of Oak or WAFA

71%

Draw or WAFA

50%

Winning margin

Hearts of Oak wins by 2+

24%

WAFA wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Hearts of Oak 1+ goals

73%

Hearts of Oak 2+ goals

38%

Hearts of Oak 3+ goals

14%

WAFA 1+ goals

52%

WAFA 2+ goals

17%

WAFA 3+ goals

4%

Draw no bet

Hearts of Oak (draw refunded)

70%

WAFA (draw refunded)

30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

26%

Both score & under 3

12%

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 home — creates 1.24, concedes 0.65 · 110 matches

WAFA away — creates 0.84, concedes 1.39 · 44 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 1.24 + WAFA defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.31

WAFA attack 0.84 + Hearts of Oak defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 0.74

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 50%?"

Hearts of Oak scores more

50%

level

29%

WAFA scores more

21%

Hearts of Oak at 50% 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 50% 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