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LPRC Oilers vs MC BreweriesLFA First Division 2020

12/30/2021LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 8TUSA Sport Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 22+ matches

LPRC Oilers47%
×Draw26%
MC Breweries27%
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.

LPRC Oilers
1.52
MC Breweries
1.08

LPRC Oilers creates 41% more chances

Season form · 75 home / 22 away

creates per match

LPRC Oilers
1.67
MC Breweries
0.77

allows per match

LPRC Oilers
1.39
MC Breweries
1.36

finishing

LPRC Oilers+0.00on par
MC Breweries+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

LPRC Oilers

MC Breweries
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
024%
032%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

LPRC Oilers or draw
73%
LPRC Oilers or MC Breweries
74%
Draw or MC Breweries
53%

Winning margin

LPRC Oilers wins by 2+
24%
MC Breweries wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

LPRC Oilers 1+ goals
78%
LPRC Oilers 2+ goals
45%
LPRC Oilers 3+ goals
20%
MC Breweries 1+ goals
66%
MC Breweries 2+ goals
29%
MC Breweries 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

LPRC Oilers (draw refunded)
64%
MC Breweries (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

LPRC Oilers at homecreates 1.67, concedes 1.39 · 75 matches

MC Breweries awaycreates 0.77, concedes 1.36 · 22 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

LPRC Oilers attack 1.67 + MC Breweries defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.52

MC Breweries attack 0.77 + LPRC Oilers defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.08

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 47%?"

LPRC Oilers scores more
47%
level
26%
MC Breweries scores more
27%

LPRC Oilers at 47% 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 47% does not mean "LPRC Oilers 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

LPRC Oilers 3 – 0 MC Breweries

LPRC Oilers beat MC Breweries 3-0 in LFA First Division on December 30, 2021.

The match was played at TUSA Sport Field in Monrovia.