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Home United vs April 25AFC Cup 2018

Home United
Home United
FT
02
HT: 00
April 25
April 25advanced
8/21/2018AFC CupAFC Cup · Inter-zonal Semi-finalsJalan Besar Stadium (Singapore)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Home United37%
×Draw23%
April 2540%
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.

Home United
1.66
April 25
1.73

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 19 home / 10 away

creates per match

Home United
2.32
April 25
2.30

allows per match

Home United
1.16
April 25
1.00

finishing

Home United+0.00on par
April 25+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Home United

April 25
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
025%
033%
041%
1
106%
1110%
128%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
314%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
44%56%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

Home United or draw
60%
Home United or April 25
77%
Draw or April 25
63%

Winning margin

Home United wins by 2+
19%
April 25 wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Home United 1+ goals
81%
Home United 2+ goals
49%
Home United 3+ goals
23%
April 25 1+ goals
82%
April 25 2+ goals
52%
April 25 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

Home United (draw refunded)
48%
April 25 (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
57%
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

Home United at homecreates 2.32, concedes 1.16 · 19 matches

April 25 awaycreates 2.30, concedes 1.00 · 10 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Home United attack 2.32 + April 25 defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.66

April 25 attack 2.30 + Home United defence 1.16 → ÷2 → 1.73

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 40%?"

Home United scores more
37%
level
23%
April 25 scores more
40%

April 25 at 40% 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 40% does not mean "April 25 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

AFC Cup: Home United 0–2 April 25

April 25 beat Home United 2-0 in AFC Cup on August 21, 2018.

The match was played at Jalan Besar Stadium (Singapore).