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Ifeanyi Uba vs Delta ForceNPFL 2019

5/5/2019NPFLNPFL · Round 17FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium (Nnewi)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Ifeanyi Uba56%
×Draw27%
Delta Force17%
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.

Ifeanyi Uba
1.47
Delta Force
0.67

Ifeanyi Uba creates 119% more chances

Season form · 44 home / 6 away

creates per match

Ifeanyi Uba
1.27
Delta Force
0.67

allows per match

Ifeanyi Uba
0.66
Delta Force
1.67

finishing

Ifeanyi Uba+0.00on par
Delta Force+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ifeanyi Uba

Delta Force
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Ifeanyi Uba or draw
83%
Ifeanyi Uba or Delta Force
73%
Draw or Delta Force
44%

Winning margin

Ifeanyi Uba wins by 2+
29%
Delta Force wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Ifeanyi Uba 1+ goals
77%
Ifeanyi Uba 2+ goals
43%
Ifeanyi Uba 3+ goals
18%
Delta Force 1+ goals
49%
Delta Force 2+ goals
15%
Delta Force 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Ifeanyi Uba (draw refunded)
77%
Delta Force (draw refunded)
23%

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

Ifeanyi Uba at homecreates 1.27, concedes 0.66 · 44 matches

Delta Force awaycreates 0.67, concedes 1.67 · 6 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ifeanyi Uba attack 1.27 + Delta Force defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.47

Delta Force attack 0.67 + Ifeanyi Uba defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.67

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 56%?"

Ifeanyi Uba scores more
56%
level
27%
Delta Force scores more
17%

Ifeanyi Uba at 56% 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 56% does not mean "Ifeanyi Uba 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

NPFL: Ifeanyi Uba 2–1 Delta Force

Ifeanyi Uba beat Delta Force 2-1 in NPFL on May 5, 2019.

The match was played at FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium (Nnewi).