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Plateau United vs Ifeanyi Uba — NPFL 2019

Plateau United
Plateau United
FT
5 – 1
Ifeanyi Uba
Ifeanyi Uba
12/15/2019NPFLNPFL · Round 8Jos International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Plateau United68%
×Draw22%
Ifeanyi Uba10%
✓ 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.

Plateau United
1.77
Ifeanyi Uba
0.51

Plateau United creates 247% more chances

Season form · 128 home / 46 away

creates per match

Plateau United
1.76
Ifeanyi Uba
0.57

allows per match

Plateau United
0.45
Ifeanyi Uba
1.78

finishing

Plateau United+0.00on par
Ifeanyi Uba+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

67%No
  • No67
  • Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Plateau United ↓

Ifeanyi Uba →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–15%
0–21%
0–30%
0–40%
1
1–018%
1–19%
1–22%
1–30%
1–40%
2
2–016%
2–18%
2–22%
2–30%
2–40%
3
3–09%
3–15%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–04%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Plateau United or draw
90%
Plateau United or Ifeanyi Uba
78%
Draw or Ifeanyi Uba
32%

Winning margin

Plateau United wins by 2+
40%
Ifeanyi Uba wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Plateau United 1+ goals
83%
Plateau United 2+ goals
53%
Plateau United 3+ goals
26%
Ifeanyi Uba 1+ goals
40%
Ifeanyi Uba 2+ goals
9%
Ifeanyi Uba 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Plateau United (draw refunded)
87%
Ifeanyi Uba (draw refunded)
13%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Plateau United at home — creates 1.76, concedes 0.45 · 128 matches

Ifeanyi Uba away — creates 0.57, concedes 1.78 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Plateau United attack 1.76 + Ifeanyi Uba defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.77

Ifeanyi Uba attack 0.57 + Plateau United defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.51

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 68%?"

Plateau United scores more
68%
level
22%
Ifeanyi Uba scores more
10%

Plateau United at 68% 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 68% does not mean "Plateau 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: Plateau United vs Ifeanyi Uba

Plateau United beat Ifeanyi Uba 5-1 in NPFL on December 15, 2019.

The match was played at Jos International Stadium in Jos.