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Kwara United vs Adamawa UnitedNPFL 2019

5/24/2020NPFLNPFL · Round 37Kwara Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Kwara United75%
×Draw19%
Adamawa United6%
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.

Kwara United
1.87
Adamawa United
0.34

Kwara United creates 450% more chances

Season form · 127 home / 31 away

creates per match

Kwara United
1.39
Adamawa United
0.23

allows per match

Kwara United
0.45
Adamawa United
2.35

finishing

Kwara United+0.00on par
Adamawa United+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

76%No
  • No76
  • Yes24

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kwara United

Adamawa United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
014%
021%
030%
040%
1
1021%
117%
121%
130%
140%
2
2019%
217%
221%
230%
240%
3
3012%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
406%
412%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (21%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Kwara United or draw
94%
Kwara United or Adamawa United
81%
Draw or Adamawa United
25%

Winning margin

Kwara United wins by 2+
47%
Adamawa United wins by 2+
1%

Team goals

Kwara United 1+ goals
85%
Kwara United 2+ goals
56%
Kwara United 3+ goals
29%
Adamawa United 1+ goals
29%
Adamawa United 2+ goals
5%
Adamawa United 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Kwara United (draw refunded)
93%
Adamawa United (draw refunded)
7%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
17%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Kwara United at homecreates 1.39, concedes 0.45 · 127 matches

Adamawa United awaycreates 0.23, concedes 2.35 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Kwara United attack 1.39 + Adamawa United defence 2.35 → ÷2 → 1.87

Adamawa United attack 0.23 + Kwara United defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.34

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 75%?"

Kwara United scores more
75%
level
19%
Adamawa United scores more
6%

Kwara United at 75% 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 75% does not mean "Kwara United 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

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