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MC Breweries vs LPRC OilersLFA First Division 2020

3/27/2022LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 19Samuel Kanyon Doe Practice Pitch

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 22+ matches

MC Breweries29%
×Draw25%
LPRC Oilers46%
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
1.23
LPRC Oilers
1.60

LPRC Oilers creates 30% more chances

Season form · 22 home / 75 away

creates per match

MC Breweries
1.23
LPRC Oilers
1.60

allows per match

MC Breweries
1.59
LPRC Oilers
1.24

finishing

MC Breweries+0.00on par
LPRC Oilers+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

MC Breweries

LPRC Oilers
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
019%
028%
034%
042%
1
107%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
204%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
341%
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
77%23%2.5
54%46%3.5
31%69%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

MC Breweries or draw
54%
MC Breweries or LPRC Oilers
75%
Draw or LPRC Oilers
71%

Winning margin

MC Breweries wins by 2+
12%
LPRC Oilers wins by 2+
24%

Team goals

MC Breweries 1+ goals
71%
MC Breweries 2+ goals
35%
MC Breweries 3+ goals
13%
LPRC Oilers 1+ goals
80%
LPRC Oilers 2+ goals
47%
LPRC Oilers 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

MC Breweries (draw refunded)
39%
LPRC Oilers (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

LPRC Oilers awaycreates 1.60, concedes 1.24 · 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 + LPRC Oilers defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.23

LPRC Oilers attack 1.60 + MC Breweries defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.60

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 46%?"

MC Breweries scores more
29%
level
25%
LPRC Oilers scores more
46%

LPRC Oilers at 46% 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 46% does not mean "LPRC Oilers 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 – 6 LPRC Oilers

LPRC Oilers beat MC Breweries 6-0 in LFA First Division on March 27, 2022.

The match was played at Samuel Kanyon Doe Practice Pitch in Monrovia.