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MFM vs Sunshine StarsNPFL 2019

MFM
MFM
FT
10
HT: 10
Sunshine Stars
Sunshine Stars
1/10/2021NPFLNPFL · Round 3Agege Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 62+ matches

MFM55%
×Draw29%
Sunshine Stars16%
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.

MFM
1.30
Sunshine Stars
0.55

MFM creates 136% more chances

Season form · 62 home / 110 away

creates per match

MFM
1.16
Sunshine Stars
0.48

allows per match

MFM
0.63
Sunshine Stars
1.44

finishing

MFM+0.00on par
Sunshine Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Under
  • Under72
  • Over28

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

69%No
  • No69
  • Yes31

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

MFM

Sunshine Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
019%
022%
030%
040%
1
1020%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
217%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
28%72%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

MFM or draw
84%
MFM or Sunshine Stars
71%
Draw or Sunshine Stars
45%

Winning margin

MFM wins by 2+
26%
Sunshine Stars wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

MFM 1+ goals
73%
MFM 2+ goals
37%
MFM 3+ goals
14%
Sunshine Stars 1+ goals
42%
Sunshine Stars 2+ goals
11%
Sunshine Stars 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

MFM (draw refunded)
78%
Sunshine Stars (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
20%
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

MFM at homecreates 1.16, concedes 0.63 · 62 matches

Sunshine Stars awaycreates 0.48, concedes 1.44 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

MFM attack 1.16 + Sunshine Stars defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.30

Sunshine Stars attack 0.48 + MFM defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 0.55

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 55%?"

MFM scores more
55%
level
29%
Sunshine Stars scores more
16%

MFM at 55% 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 55% does not mean "MFM 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

MFM 1 – 0 Sunshine Stars

MFM beat Sunshine Stars 1-0 in NPFL on January 10, 2021.

The match was played at Agege Stadium in Lagos.