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Ifeanyi Uba vs HeartlandNPFL 2019

5/16/2019NPFLNPFL · Round 20FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium (Nnewi)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 44+ matches

Ifeanyi Uba57%
×Draw28%
Heartland16%
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
1.40
Heartland
0.59

Ifeanyi Uba creates 137% more chances

Season form · 44 home / 100 away

creates per match

Ifeanyi Uba
1.27
Heartland
0.53

allows per match

Ifeanyi Uba
0.66
Heartland
1.52

finishing

Ifeanyi Uba+0.00on par
Heartland+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ifeanyi Uba

Heartland
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
018%
022%
030%
040%
1
1019%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Ifeanyi Uba or draw
84%
Ifeanyi Uba or Heartland
72%
Draw or Heartland
43%

Winning margin

Ifeanyi Uba wins by 2+
29%
Heartland wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Ifeanyi Uba 1+ goals
75%
Ifeanyi Uba 2+ goals
41%
Ifeanyi Uba 3+ goals
17%
Heartland 1+ goals
45%
Heartland 2+ goals
12%
Heartland 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Ifeanyi Uba (draw refunded)
78%
Heartland (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Heartland awaycreates 0.53, concedes 1.52 · 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

Ifeanyi Uba attack 1.27 + Heartland defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.40

Heartland attack 0.53 + Ifeanyi Uba defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.59

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 57%?"

Ifeanyi Uba scores more
57%
level
28%
Heartland scores more
16%

Ifeanyi Uba at 57% 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 57% 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 1–2 Heartland

Heartland beat Ifeanyi Uba 2-1 in NPFL on May 16, 2019.

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