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MC Breweries vs BEA MountainLFA First Division 2020

2/17/2021LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 10Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 22+ matches

MC Breweries26%
×Draw24%
BEA Mountain50%
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.

MC Breweries
1.17
BEA Mountain
1.72

BEA Mountain creates 47% more chances

Season form · 22 home / 74 away

creates per match

MC Breweries
1.23
BEA Mountain
1.84

allows per match

MC Breweries
1.59
BEA Mountain
1.11

finishing

MC Breweries+0.00on par
BEA Mountain+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

MC Breweries

BEA Mountain
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0110%
028%
035%
042%
1
107%
1111%
1210%
136%
142%
2
204%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
301%
313%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
33%67%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

MC Breweries or draw
50%
MC Breweries or BEA Mountain
76%
Draw or BEA Mountain
74%

Winning margin

MC Breweries wins by 2+
10%
BEA Mountain wins by 2+
27%

Team goals

MC Breweries 1+ goals
69%
MC Breweries 2+ goals
33%
MC Breweries 3+ goals
11%
BEA Mountain 1+ goals
82%
BEA Mountain 2+ goals
51%
BEA Mountain 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

MC Breweries (draw refunded)
34%
BEA Mountain (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

MC Breweries at homecreates 1.23, concedes 1.59 · 22 matches

BEA Mountain awaycreates 1.84, concedes 1.11 · 74 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

MC Breweries attack 1.23 + BEA Mountain defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.17

BEA Mountain attack 1.84 + MC Breweries defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.72

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 50%?"

MC Breweries scores more
26%
level
24%
BEA Mountain scores more
50%

BEA Mountain at 50% 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 50% does not mean "BEA Mountain 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

MC Breweries 0 – 2 BEA Mountain

BEA Mountain beat MC Breweries 2-0 in LFA First Division on February 17, 2021.

The match was played at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia.