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Nimba United vs Cece UnitedLFA First Division 2020

2/26/2023LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 17North Star Sports Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Nimba United38%
×Draw25%
Cece United37%
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.

Nimba United
1.45
Cece United
1.41

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 35 home / 26 away

creates per match

Nimba United
0.94
Cece United
1.58

allows per match

Nimba United
1.23
Cece United
1.96

finishing

Nimba United+0.00on par
Cece United+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Nimba United

Cece United
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
026%
033%
041%
1
108%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
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
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Nimba United or draw
63%
Nimba United or Cece United
75%
Draw or Cece United
62%

Winning margin

Nimba United wins by 2+
18%
Cece United wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Nimba United 1+ goals
77%
Nimba United 2+ goals
42%
Nimba United 3+ goals
18%
Cece United 1+ goals
76%
Cece United 2+ goals
41%
Cece United 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Nimba United (draw refunded)
51%
Cece United (draw refunded)
49%

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

Nimba United at homecreates 0.94, concedes 1.23 · 35 matches

Cece United awaycreates 1.58, concedes 1.96 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Nimba United attack 0.94 + Cece United defence 1.96 → ÷2 → 1.45

Cece United attack 1.58 + Nimba United defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.41

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%?"

Nimba United scores more
38%
level
25%
Cece United scores more
37%

Nimba United 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 "Nimba 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

Nimba United 1 – 4 Cece United

Cece United beat Nimba United 4-1 in LFA First Division on February 26, 2023.

The match was played at North Star Sports Stadium in Mount Barclay.