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Jubilee vs Nimba KwadoLFA First Division 2020

3/27/2023LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 22Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 21+ matches

Jubilee24%
×Draw24%
Nimba Kwado52%
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.

Jubilee
1.06
Nimba Kwado
1.70

Nimba Kwado creates 60% more chances

Season form · 21 home / 50 away

creates per match

Jubilee
0.81
Nimba Kwado
1.16

allows per match

Jubilee
2.24
Nimba Kwado
1.30

finishing

Jubilee+0.00on par
Nimba Kwado+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Jubilee

Nimba Kwado
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0111%
029%
035%
042%
1
107%
1111%
1210%
136%
142%
2
204%
216%
225%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Jubilee or draw
48%
Jubilee or Nimba Kwado
76%
Draw or Nimba Kwado
76%

Winning margin

Jubilee wins by 2+
9%
Nimba Kwado wins by 2+
28%

Team goals

Jubilee 1+ goals
65%
Jubilee 2+ goals
29%
Jubilee 3+ goals
9%
Nimba Kwado 1+ goals
82%
Nimba Kwado 2+ goals
51%
Nimba Kwado 3+ goals
24%

Draw no bet

Jubilee (draw refunded)
31%
Nimba Kwado (draw refunded)
69%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Jubilee at homecreates 0.81, concedes 2.24 · 21 matches

Nimba Kwado awaycreates 1.16, concedes 1.30 · 50 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Jubilee attack 0.81 + Nimba Kwado defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.06

Nimba Kwado attack 1.16 + Jubilee defence 2.24 → ÷2 → 1.70

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 52%?"

Jubilee scores more
24%
level
24%
Nimba Kwado scores more
52%

Nimba Kwado at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Nimba Kwado 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

Jubilee 0 – 0 Nimba Kwado

Jubilee and Nimba Kwado drew 0-0 in LFA First Division on March 27, 2023.

The match was played at Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia.