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MC Breweries vs FreeportLFA First Division 2020

11/29/2020LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 5Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 22+ matches

MC Breweries37%
×Draw25%
Freeport38%
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
1.42
Freeport
1.45

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 22 home / 75 away

creates per match

MC Breweries
1.23
Freeport
1.31

allows per match

MC Breweries
1.59
Freeport
1.61

finishing

MC Breweries+0.00on par
Freeport+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

MC Breweries

Freeport
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
026%
033%
041%
1
108%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

MC Breweries or draw
62%
MC Breweries or Freeport
75%
Draw or Freeport
63%

Winning margin

MC Breweries wins by 2+
17%
Freeport wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

MC Breweries 1+ goals
76%
MC Breweries 2+ goals
41%
MC Breweries 3+ goals
17%
Freeport 1+ goals
77%
Freeport 2+ goals
42%
Freeport 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

MC Breweries (draw refunded)
49%
Freeport (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

MC Breweries at homecreates 1.23, concedes 1.59 · 22 matches

Freeport awaycreates 1.31, concedes 1.61 · 75 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 + Freeport defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.42

Freeport attack 1.31 + MC Breweries defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.45

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 38%?"

MC Breweries scores more
37%
level
25%
Freeport scores more
38%

Freeport at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Freeport 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

LFA First Division: MC Breweries 1–3 Freeport

Freeport beat MC Breweries 3-1 in LFA First Division on November 29, 2020.

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