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Loudoun United vs New Mexico UnitedUSL Championship 2018

5/17/2023USL ChampionshipUSL Championship · Round 12Segra Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 111+ matches

Loudoun United38%
×Draw25%
New Mexico United37%
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.

Loudoun United
1.48
New Mexico United
1.47

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 111 home / 125 away

creates per match

Loudoun United
1.52
New Mexico United
1.24

allows per match

Loudoun United
1.70
New Mexico United
1.44

finishing

Loudoun United+0.00on par
New Mexico United+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Loudoun United

New Mexico United
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
018%
026%
033%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
134%
142%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Loudoun United or draw
63%
Loudoun United or New Mexico United
75%
Draw or New Mexico United
62%

Winning margin

Loudoun United wins by 2+
18%
New Mexico United wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Loudoun United 1+ goals
77%
Loudoun United 2+ goals
43%
Loudoun United 3+ goals
19%
New Mexico United 1+ goals
77%
New Mexico United 2+ goals
43%
New Mexico United 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

Loudoun United (draw refunded)
50%
New Mexico United (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
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

Loudoun United at homecreates 1.52, concedes 1.70 · 111 matches

New Mexico United awaycreates 1.24, concedes 1.44 · 125 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Loudoun United attack 1.52 + New Mexico United defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.48

New Mexico United attack 1.24 + Loudoun United defence 1.70 → ÷2 → 1.47

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 38%?"

Loudoun United scores more
38%
level
25%
New Mexico United scores more
37%

Loudoun United at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Loudoun 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

Match Recap: Loudoun United vs New Mexico United

New Mexico United beat Loudoun United 3-1 in USL Championship on May 17, 2023.

The match was played at Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia.