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New York RB III vs Westchester FlamesUSL League Two 2018

5/9/2020USL League TwoUSL League Two · Round 1Red Bull Academy Training Field 1 (Whippany, New Jersey)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

New York RB III66%
×Draw19%
Westchester Flames16%
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.

New York RB III
2.33
Westchester Flames
1.05

New York RB III creates 122% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 43 away

creates per match

New York RB III
2.09
Westchester Flames
1.28

allows per match

New York RB III
0.82
Westchester Flames
2.56

finishing

New York RB III+0.00on par
Westchester Flames+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

New York RB III

Westchester Flames
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
022%
031%
040%
1
108%
118%
124%
132%
140%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
318%
324%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
24%76%

Double chance

New York RB III or draw
84%
New York RB III or Westchester Flames
81%
Draw or Westchester Flames
34%

Winning margin

New York RB III wins by 2+
43%
Westchester Flames wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

New York RB III 1+ goals
90%
New York RB III 2+ goals
67%
New York RB III 3+ goals
41%
Westchester Flames 1+ goals
65%
Westchester Flames 2+ goals
28%
Westchester Flames 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

New York RB III (draw refunded)
81%
Westchester Flames (draw refunded)
19%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
8%

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

New York RB III at homecreates 2.09, concedes 0.82 · 11 matches

Westchester Flames awaycreates 1.28, concedes 2.56 · 43 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

New York RB III attack 2.09 + Westchester Flames defence 2.56 → ÷2 → 2.33

Westchester Flames attack 1.28 + New York RB III defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 1.05

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 66%?"

New York RB III scores more
66%
level
19%
Westchester Flames scores more
16%

New York RB III at 66% 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 66% does not mean "New York RB III 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

New York RB III face Westchester Flames (USL League Two)

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New York RB III host Westchester Flames at Red Bull Academy Training Field 1 (Whippany, New Jersey).

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