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Humble Lions vs UWIPremier League 2019

9/5/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 11UWI/JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Humble Lions49%
×Draw27%
UWI24%
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.

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
1.45
UWI
0.92

Humble Lions creates 58% more chances

Season form · 79 home / 14 away

creates per match

Humble Lions
1.10
UWI
0.79

allows per match

Humble Lions
1.04
UWI
1.79

finishing

Humble Lions+0.00on par
UWI+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Humble Lions

UWI
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Humble Lions or draw
76%
Humble Lions or UWI
73%
Draw or UWI
51%

Winning margin

Humble Lions wins by 2+
25%
UWI wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Humble Lions 1+ goals
77%
Humble Lions 2+ goals
42%
Humble Lions 3+ goals
18%
UWI 1+ goals
60%
UWI 2+ goals
23%
UWI 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Humble Lions (draw refunded)
67%
UWI (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Humble Lions at homecreates 1.10, concedes 1.04 · 79 matches

UWI awaycreates 0.79, concedes 1.79 · 14 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 + UWI defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 1.45

UWI attack 0.79 + Humble Lions defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 0.92

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 49%?"

Humble Lions scores more
49%
level
27%
UWI scores more
24%

Humble Lions at 49% 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 49% 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 UWI

September 5, 2021: Humble Lions take on UWI in Premier League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Humble Lions host UWI at UWI/JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence.

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