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Karela vs Hearts of OakPremier League 2019

M. Boakye 72'
K. Obeng Junior 86'
4/25/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 21Crosby Awuah Memorial Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 109+ matches

Karela45%
×Draw31%
Hearts of Oak23%
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.

Karela
1.14
Hearts of Oak
0.73

Karela creates 56% more chances

Season form · 110 home / 109 away

creates per match

Karela
1.42
Hearts of Oak
0.72

allows per match

Karela
0.74
Hearts of Oak
0.86

finishing

Karela+0.00on par
Hearts of Oak+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Karela

Hearts of Oak
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
0111%
024%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
217%
223%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · 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

Karela or draw
77%
Karela or Hearts of Oak
69%
Draw or Hearts of Oak
55%

Winning margin

Karela wins by 2+
19%
Hearts of Oak wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Karela 1+ goals
68%
Karela 2+ goals
32%
Karela 3+ goals
11%
Hearts of Oak 1+ goals
52%
Hearts of Oak 2+ goals
17%
Hearts of Oak 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Karela (draw refunded)
66%
Hearts of Oak (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Karela at homecreates 1.42, concedes 0.74 · 110 matches

Hearts of Oak awaycreates 0.72, concedes 0.86 · 109 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Karela attack 1.42 + Hearts of Oak defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.14

Hearts of Oak attack 0.72 + Karela defence 0.74 → ÷2 → 0.73

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 45%?"

Karela scores more
45%
level
31%
Hearts of Oak scores more
23%

Karela at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Karela 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.

Match Events

22'
C. Amankwah
24'
K. Addae
57'
M. BoakyeM. Boakye
69'
K. Obeng JuniorK. Obeng Junior
72'
M. Boakye
76'
M. SarpongM. Sarpong
79'
82'
S. AlhassanS. Alhassan
86'
K. Obeng Junior
89'
I. Salifu
90+4'

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Karela vs Hearts of Oak

Karela and Hearts of Oak drew 1-1 in Premier League on April 25, 2021.

Goals: M. Boakye (72'), K. Obeng Junior (86').

The match was played at Crosby Awuah Memorial Stadium in Nzema Anyinase.