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Manchester City W vs Leicester City FC W — FA WSL 2018

Manchester City W
Manchester City W
FT
4 – 0
HT: 2 – 0
Leicester City FC W
Leicester City FC W
12/8/2024FA WSLFA WSL · Round 9Joie Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Manchester City W78%
×Draw14%
Leicester City FC W8%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Manchester City W
2.63
Leicester City FC W
0.71

Manchester City W creates 270% more chances

Season form · 85 home / 55 away

creates per match

Manchester City W
2.91
Leicester City FC W
0.58

allows per match

Manchester City W
0.84
Leicester City FC W
2.36

finishing

Manchester City W+0.00on par
Leicester City FC W+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Over
  • Over64
  • Under36

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manchester City W ↓

Leicester City FC W →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–13%
0–21%
0–30%
0–40%
1
1–09%
1–17%
1–22%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–19%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–011%
3–18%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–07%
4–15%
4–22%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 89% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
64%36%3.5
42%58%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Manchester City W or draw
92%
Manchester City W or Leicester City FC W
86%
Draw or Leicester City FC W
22%

Winning margin

Manchester City W wins by 2+
56%
Leicester City FC W wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Manchester City W 1+ goals
93%
Manchester City W 2+ goals
73%
Manchester City W 3+ goals
48%
Leicester City FC W 1+ goals
51%
Leicester City FC W 2+ goals
16%
Leicester City FC W 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Manchester City W (draw refunded)
91%
Leicester City FC W (draw refunded)
9%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Manchester City W at home — creates 2.91, concedes 0.84 · 85 matches

Leicester City FC W away — creates 0.58, concedes 2.36 · 55 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Manchester City W attack 2.91 + Leicester City FC W defence 2.36 → ÷2 → 2.63

Leicester City FC W attack 0.58 + Manchester City W defence 0.84 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 78%?"

Manchester City W scores more
78%
level
14%
Leicester City FC W scores more
8%

Manchester City W at 78% 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 78% does not mean "Manchester City W 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

FA WSL: Manchester City W 4–0 Leicester City FC W

Manchester City W beat Leicester City FC W 4-0 in FA WSL on December 8, 2024.

The match was played at Joie Stadium in Manchester.