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Magpies Crusaders vs Gold Coast KnightsQueensland NPL 2019

7/10/2021Queensland NPLQueensland NPL · Round 16Sologinkin Oval

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 29+ matches

Magpies Crusaders13%
×Draw14%
Gold Coast Knights73%
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.

Magpies Crusaders
1.25
Gold Coast Knights
3.08

Gold Coast Knights creates 146% more chances

Season form · 29 home / 93 away

creates per match

Magpies Crusaders
1.21
Gold Coast Knights
2.12

allows per match

Magpies Crusaders
4.03
Gold Coast Knights
1.28

finishing

Magpies Crusaders+0.00on par
Gold Coast Knights+0.00on par

Total goals

80%Over
  • Over80
  • Under20

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Magpies Crusaders

Gold Coast Knights
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
014%
026%
037%
045%
1
102%
115%
128%
138%
146%
2
201%
213%
225%
235%
244%
3
300%
311%
322%
332%
342%
4
400%
410%
421%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 83% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
93%7%2.5
80%20%3.5
61%39%4.5
41%59%

Double chance

Magpies Crusaders or draw
27%
Magpies Crusaders or Gold Coast Knights
86%
Draw or Gold Coast Knights
87%

Winning margin

Magpies Crusaders wins by 2+
5%
Gold Coast Knights wins by 2+
53%

Team goals

Magpies Crusaders 1+ goals
71%
Magpies Crusaders 2+ goals
36%
Magpies Crusaders 3+ goals
13%
Gold Coast Knights 1+ goals
95%
Gold Coast Knights 2+ goals
81%
Gold Coast Knights 3+ goals
58%

Draw no bet

Magpies Crusaders (draw refunded)
15%
Gold Coast Knights (draw refunded)
85%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
63%
Both score & under 3
5%

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

Magpies Crusaders at homecreates 1.21, concedes 4.03 · 29 matches

Gold Coast Knights awaycreates 2.12, concedes 1.28 · 93 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Magpies Crusaders attack 1.21 + Gold Coast Knights defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.25

Gold Coast Knights attack 2.12 + Magpies Crusaders defence 4.03 → ÷2 → 3.08

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 73%?"

Magpies Crusaders scores more
13%
level
14%
Gold Coast Knights scores more
73%

Gold Coast Knights at 73% 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 73% does not mean "Gold Coast Knights 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

Queensland NPL: Magpies Crusaders 1–5 Gold Coast Knights

Gold Coast Knights beat Magpies Crusaders 5-1 in Queensland NPL on July 10, 2021.

The match was played at Sologinkin Oval in Glenella.