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Marines vs HeroesNational Soccer League 2019

Marines
Marines
FT
11
Heroes
Heroes
10/12/2019National Soccer LeagueNational Soccer League · Round 3Stade Umuganda

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Marines48%
×Draw27%
Heroes25%
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.

Marines
1.42
Heroes
0.93

Marines creates 53% more chances

Season form · 98 home / 11 away

creates per match

Marines
1.40
Heroes
0.73

allows per match

Marines
1.13
Heroes
1.45

finishing

Marines+0.00on par
Heroes+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Marines

Heroes
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Marines or draw
75%
Marines or Heroes
73%
Draw or Heroes
52%

Winning margin

Marines wins by 2+
24%
Heroes wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Marines 1+ goals
76%
Marines 2+ goals
41%
Marines 3+ goals
17%
Heroes 1+ goals
61%
Heroes 2+ goals
24%
Heroes 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Marines (draw refunded)
66%
Heroes (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Marines at homecreates 1.40, concedes 1.13 · 98 matches

Heroes awaycreates 0.73, concedes 1.45 · 11 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Marines attack 1.40 + Heroes defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.42

Heroes attack 0.73 + Marines defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 0.93

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 48%?"

Marines scores more
48%
level
27%
Heroes scores more
25%

Marines at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Marines 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

Marines 1 – 1 Heroes

Marines and Heroes drew 1-1 in National Soccer League on October 12, 2019.

The match was played at Stade Umuganda in Gisenyi.