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King Faisal vs Liberty ProfessionalsPremier League 2019

5/21/2014Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 28Baba Yara Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

King Faisal46%
×Draw29%
Liberty Professionals25%
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
1.29
Liberty Professionals
0.86

King Faisal creates 50% more chances

Season form · 59 home / 34 away

creates per match

King Faisal
1.15
Liberty Professionals
0.79

allows per match

King Faisal
0.93
Liberty Professionals
1.44

finishing

King Faisal+0.00on par
Liberty Professionals+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

King Faisal

Liberty Professionals
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0110%
024%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

King Faisal or draw
75%
King Faisal or Liberty Professionals
71%
Draw or Liberty Professionals
54%

Winning margin

King Faisal wins by 2+
21%
Liberty Professionals wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

King Faisal 1+ goals
72%
King Faisal 2+ goals
37%
King Faisal 3+ goals
14%
Liberty Professionals 1+ goals
58%
Liberty Professionals 2+ goals
21%
Liberty Professionals 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

King Faisal (draw refunded)
65%
Liberty Professionals (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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 1.15, concedes 0.93 · 59 matches

Liberty Professionals awaycreates 0.79, concedes 1.44 · 34 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 1.15 + Liberty Professionals defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.29

Liberty Professionals attack 0.79 + King Faisal defence 0.93 → ÷2 → 0.86

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 46%?"

King Faisal scores more
46%
level
29%
Liberty Professionals scores more
25%

King Faisal at 46% 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 46% 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 0–2 Liberty Professionals

Liberty Professionals beat King Faisal 2-0 in Premier League on May 21, 2014.

The match was played at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.