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Liberty Professionals vs Bechem UnitedPremier League 2019

11/16/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 1Dansoman Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Liberty Professionals48%
×Draw26%
Bechem United26%
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.

Liberty Professionals
1.49
Bechem United
1.01

Liberty Professionals creates 48% more chances

Season form · 30 home / 110 away

creates per match

Liberty Professionals
1.43
Bechem United
0.82

allows per match

Liberty Professionals
1.20
Bechem United
1.55

finishing

Liberty Professionals+0.00on par
Bechem United+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Liberty Professionals

Bechem United
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Liberty Professionals or draw
74%
Liberty Professionals or Bechem United
74%
Draw or Bechem United
52%

Winning margin

Liberty Professionals wins by 2+
24%
Bechem United wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Liberty Professionals 1+ goals
77%
Liberty Professionals 2+ goals
44%
Liberty Professionals 3+ goals
19%
Bechem United 1+ goals
64%
Bechem United 2+ goals
27%
Bechem United 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Liberty Professionals (draw refunded)
65%
Bechem United (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Liberty Professionals at homecreates 1.43, concedes 1.20 · 30 matches

Bechem United awaycreates 0.82, concedes 1.55 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Liberty Professionals attack 1.43 + Bechem United defence 1.55 → ÷2 → 1.49

Bechem United attack 0.82 + Liberty Professionals defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 48%?"

Liberty Professionals scores more
48%
level
26%
Bechem United scores more
26%

Liberty Professionals at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Liberty Professionals 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

Liberty Professionals 1 – 1 Bechem United

Liberty Professionals and Bechem United drew 1-1 in Premier League on November 16, 2020.

The match was played at Dansoman Park in Accra.