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Limavady United vs LarneLeague #407 2026

9/2/2017League #407League #407 · Round 4The Showgrounds

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Limavady United36%
×Draw26%
Larne39%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Limavady United
1.34
Larne
1.41

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 29 home / 5 away

creates per match

Limavady United
1.48
Larne
1.60

allows per match

Limavady United
1.21
Larne
1.20

finishing

Limavady United+0.00on par
Larne+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Limavady United

Larne
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
129%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Limavady United or draw
61%
Limavady United or Larne
74%
Draw or Larne
64%

Winning margin

Limavady United wins by 2+
16%
Larne wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Limavady United 1+ goals
74%
Limavady United 2+ goals
39%
Limavady United 3+ goals
15%
Larne 1+ goals
76%
Larne 2+ goals
41%
Larne 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Limavady United (draw refunded)
48%
Larne (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Limavady United at homecreates 1.48, concedes 1.21 · 29 matches

Larne awaycreates 1.60, concedes 1.20 · 5 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Limavady United attack 1.48 + Larne defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.34

Larne attack 1.60 + Limavady United defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.41

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%?"

Limavady United scores more
36%
level
26%
Larne scores more
39%

Larne 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 "Larne 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

Match Recap: Limavady United vs Larne

Limavady United beat Larne 1-0 in League #407 on September 2, 2017.

The match was played at The Showgrounds in Limavady.