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King Faisal vs Hearts of OakPremier League 2019

12/19/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 6Ohene Ameyaw Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

King Faisal39%
×Draw32%
Hearts of Oak28%
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.

King Faisal
1.02
Hearts of Oak
0.82

King Faisal creates 24% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 109 away

creates per match

King Faisal
1.18
Hearts of Oak
0.72

allows per match

King Faisal
0.92
Hearts of Oak
0.86

finishing

King Faisal+0.00on par
Hearts of Oak+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Under
  • Under72
  • Over28

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

King Faisal

Hearts of Oak
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0113%
025%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
208%
217%
223%
231%
240%
3
303%
312%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
28%72%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

King Faisal or draw
72%
King Faisal or Hearts of Oak
68%
Draw or Hearts of Oak
61%

Winning margin

King Faisal wins by 2+
15%
Hearts of Oak wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

King Faisal 1+ goals
64%
King Faisal 2+ goals
27%
King Faisal 3+ goals
8%
Hearts of Oak 1+ goals
56%
Hearts of Oak 2+ goals
20%
Hearts of Oak 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

King Faisal (draw refunded)
58%
Hearts of Oak (draw refunded)
42%

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

King Faisal at homecreates 1.18, concedes 0.92 · 60 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

King Faisal attack 1.18 + Hearts of Oak defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.02

Hearts of Oak attack 0.72 + King Faisal defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 0.82

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 39%?"

King Faisal scores more
39%
level
32%
Hearts of Oak scores more
28%

King Faisal at 39% 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 39% does not mean "King Faisal 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

Premier League: King Faisal 1–2 Hearts of Oak

Hearts of Oak beat King Faisal 2-1 in Premier League on December 19, 2020.

The match was played at Ohene Ameyaw Park in Techiman.