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Jigawa Golden Stars vs Lobi StarsNPFL 2019

2/1/2020NPFLNPFL · Round 18Sani Abacha Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Jigawa Golden Stars55%
×Draw29%
Lobi Stars16%
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.

Jigawa Golden Stars
1.31
Lobi Stars
0.58

Jigawa Golden Stars creates 126% more chances

Season form · 32 home / 114 away

creates per match

Jigawa Golden Stars
1.16
Lobi Stars
0.53

allows per match

Jigawa Golden Stars
0.63
Lobi Stars
1.46

finishing

Jigawa Golden Stars+0.00on par
Lobi Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

68%No
  • No68
  • Yes32

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Jigawa Golden Stars

Lobi Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
019%
023%
030%
040%
1
1020%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
56%44%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Jigawa Golden Stars or draw
84%
Jigawa Golden Stars or Lobi Stars
71%
Draw or Lobi Stars
45%

Winning margin

Jigawa Golden Stars wins by 2+
26%
Lobi Stars wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Jigawa Golden Stars 1+ goals
73%
Jigawa Golden Stars 2+ goals
38%
Jigawa Golden Stars 3+ goals
14%
Lobi Stars 1+ goals
44%
Lobi Stars 2+ goals
12%
Lobi Stars 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Jigawa Golden Stars (draw refunded)
77%
Lobi Stars (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
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

Jigawa Golden Stars at homecreates 1.16, concedes 0.63 · 32 matches

Lobi Stars awaycreates 0.53, concedes 1.46 · 114 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Jigawa Golden Stars attack 1.16 + Lobi Stars defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.31

Lobi Stars attack 0.53 + Jigawa Golden Stars defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 0.58

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 55%?"

Jigawa Golden Stars scores more
55%
level
29%
Lobi Stars scores more
16%

Jigawa Golden Stars at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Jigawa Golden Stars 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

Jigawa Golden Stars 1 – 0 Lobi Stars

Jigawa Golden Stars beat Lobi Stars 1-0 in NPFL on February 1, 2020.

The match was played at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.