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Lions vs UB MazaalaynuudPremier League 2020

8/21/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 7Football Centre MFF

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

Lions48%
×Draw20%
UB Mazaalaynuud32%
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.

Lions
2.42
UB Mazaalaynuud
1.97

Lions creates 23% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 18 away

creates per match

Lions
1.39
UB Mazaalaynuud
0.72

allows per match

Lions
3.22
UB Mazaalaynuud
3.44

finishing

Lions+0.00on par
UB Mazaalaynuud+0.00on par

Total goals

81%Over
  • Over81
  • Under19

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

78%Yes
  • Yes78
  • No22

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lions

UB Mazaalaynuud
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
012%
022%
032%
041%
1
103%
116%
126%
134%
142%
2
204%
217%
227%
235%
242%
3
303%
316%
326%
334%
342%
4
402%
414%
423%
432%
441%

Most likely 2–1 (7%) · grid covers 87% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
93%7%2.5
81%19%3.5
63%37%4.5
44%56%

Double chance

Lions or draw
68%
Lions or UB Mazaalaynuud
80%
Draw or UB Mazaalaynuud
52%

Winning margin

Lions wins by 2+
29%
UB Mazaalaynuud wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Lions 1+ goals
91%
Lions 2+ goals
69%
Lions 3+ goals
43%
UB Mazaalaynuud 1+ goals
86%
UB Mazaalaynuud 2+ goals
58%
UB Mazaalaynuud 3+ goals
31%

Draw no bet

Lions (draw refunded)
60%
UB Mazaalaynuud (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
72%
Both score & under 3
6%

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

Lions at homecreates 1.39, concedes 3.22 · 18 matches

UB Mazaalaynuud awaycreates 0.72, concedes 3.44 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Lions attack 1.39 + UB Mazaalaynuud defence 3.44 → ÷2 → 2.42

UB Mazaalaynuud attack 0.72 + Lions defence 3.22 → ÷2 → 1.97

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%?"

Lions scores more
48%
level
20%
UB Mazaalaynuud scores more
32%

Lions 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 "Lions 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

Lions 3 – 0 UB Mazaalaynuud

Lions beat UB Mazaalaynuud 3-0 in Premier League on August 21, 2021.

The match was played at Football Centre MFF in Ulaanbaatar.