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Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa UnitedNPFL 2019

Nasarawa United
Nasarawa United
FT
00
HT: 00
Bayelsa United
Bayelsa United
10/6/2024NPFLNPFL · Round 5Lafia Township Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 66+ matches

Nasarawa United58%
×Draw26%
Bayelsa United16%
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.

Nasarawa United
1.49
Bayelsa United
0.64

Nasarawa United creates 133% more chances

Season form · 109 home / 66 away

creates per match

Nasarawa United
1.57
Bayelsa United
0.61

allows per match

Nasarawa United
0.66
Bayelsa United
1.41

finishing

Nasarawa United+0.00on par
Bayelsa United+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

63%No
  • No63
  • Yes37

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Nasarawa United

Bayelsa United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
018%
022%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Nasarawa United or draw
84%
Nasarawa United or Bayelsa United
74%
Draw or Bayelsa United
42%

Winning margin

Nasarawa United wins by 2+
30%
Bayelsa United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Nasarawa United 1+ goals
77%
Nasarawa United 2+ goals
44%
Nasarawa United 3+ goals
19%
Bayelsa United 1+ goals
47%
Bayelsa United 2+ goals
14%
Bayelsa United 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Nasarawa United (draw refunded)
78%
Bayelsa United (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
25%
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

Nasarawa United at homecreates 1.57, concedes 0.66 · 109 matches

Bayelsa United awaycreates 0.61, concedes 1.41 · 66 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Nasarawa United attack 1.57 + Bayelsa United defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.49

Bayelsa United attack 0.61 + Nasarawa United defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.64

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 58%?"

Nasarawa United scores more
58%
level
26%
Bayelsa United scores more
16%

Nasarawa United at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Nasarawa United 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

Match Recap: Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United

Nasarawa United and Bayelsa United drew 0-0 in NPFL on October 6, 2024.

The match was played at Lafia Township Stadium in Lafia.