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Humble Lions vs Tivoli GardensPremier League 2019

3/25/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 32Effortville Community Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 79+ matches

Humble Lions39%
×Draw28%
Tivoli Gardens33%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Humble Lions
1.27
Tivoli Gardens
1.14

Humble Lions creates 11% more chances

Season form · 79 home / 100 away

creates per match

Humble Lions
1.10
Tivoli Gardens
1.24

allows per match

Humble Lions
1.04
Tivoli Gardens
1.44

finishing

Humble Lions+0.00on par
Tivoli Gardens+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Humble Lions

Tivoli Gardens
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Humble Lions or draw
67%
Humble Lions or Tivoli Gardens
72%
Draw or Tivoli Gardens
61%

Winning margin

Humble Lions wins by 2+
17%
Tivoli Gardens wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Humble Lions 1+ goals
72%
Humble Lions 2+ goals
36%
Humble Lions 3+ goals
14%
Tivoli Gardens 1+ goals
68%
Tivoli Gardens 2+ goals
32%
Tivoli Gardens 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Humble Lions (draw refunded)
54%
Tivoli Gardens (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

Humble Lions at homecreates 1.10, concedes 1.04 · 79 matches

Tivoli Gardens awaycreates 1.24, concedes 1.44 · 100 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Humble Lions attack 1.10 + Tivoli Gardens defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.27

Tivoli Gardens attack 1.24 + Humble Lions defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 1.14

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 39%?"

Humble Lions scores more
39%
level
28%
Tivoli Gardens scores more
33%

Humble Lions at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Humble 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

Preview: Humble Lions host Tivoli Gardens

March 25, 2020: Humble Lions take on Tivoli Gardens in Premier League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Humble Lions host Tivoli Gardens at Effortville Community Centre.

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