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Livingston vs Ayr Utd — League Cup 2018

Livingston
Livingston
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Ayr Utd
Ayr Utd
7/16/2019League CupLeague Cup · Group Stage - 2Tony Macaroni Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 20+ matches

Livingston43%
×Draw24%
Ayr Utd33%
✓ 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.

Livingston
1.64
Ayr Utd
1.41

Livingston creates 16% more chances

Season form · 23 home / 20 away

creates per match

Livingston
1.83
Ayr Utd
2.20

allows per match

Livingston
0.61
Ayr Utd
1.45

finishing

Livingston+0.00on par
Ayr Utd+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Livingston ↓

Ayr Utd →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–17%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–15%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Livingston or draw
67%
Livingston or Ayr Utd
76%
Draw or Ayr Utd
57%

Winning margin

Livingston wins by 2+
22%
Ayr Utd wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Livingston 1+ goals
81%
Livingston 2+ goals
49%
Livingston 3+ goals
23%
Ayr Utd 1+ goals
76%
Ayr Utd 2+ goals
41%
Ayr Utd 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Livingston (draw refunded)
57%
Ayr Utd (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Livingston at home — creates 1.83, concedes 0.61 · 23 matches

Ayr Utd away — creates 2.20, concedes 1.45 · 20 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Livingston attack 1.83 + Ayr Utd defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.64

Ayr Utd attack 2.20 + Livingston defence 0.61 → ÷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 43%?"

Livingston scores more
43%
level
24%
Ayr Utd scores more
33%

Livingston at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Livingston 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: Livingston vs Ayr Utd

Livingston beat Ayr Utd 2-1 in League Cup on July 16, 2019.

The match was played at Tony Macaroni Arena in Livingston.