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PWD Bamenda vs APEJES AcademyElite One 2019

2/3/2019Elite OneElite One · Round 1Stade Municipal Mankon (Bamenda)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 67+ matches

PWD Bamenda43%
×Draw29%
APEJES Academy28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

PWD Bamenda
1.25
APEJES Academy
0.95

PWD Bamenda creates 32% more chances

Season form · 93 home / 67 away

creates per match

PWD Bamenda
1.26
APEJES Academy
1.01

allows per match

PWD Bamenda
0.89
APEJES Academy
1.24

finishing

PWD Bamenda+0.00on par
APEJES Academy+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

PWD Bamenda

APEJES Academy
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

PWD Bamenda or draw
72%
PWD Bamenda or APEJES Academy
71%
Draw or APEJES Academy
57%

Winning margin

PWD Bamenda wins by 2+
19%
APEJES Academy wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

PWD Bamenda 1+ goals
71%
PWD Bamenda 2+ goals
36%
PWD Bamenda 3+ goals
13%
APEJES Academy 1+ goals
61%
APEJES Academy 2+ goals
25%
APEJES Academy 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

PWD Bamenda (draw refunded)
61%
APEJES Academy (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

PWD Bamenda at homecreates 1.26, concedes 0.89 · 93 matches

APEJES Academy awaycreates 1.01, concedes 1.24 · 67 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

PWD Bamenda attack 1.26 + APEJES Academy defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.25

APEJES Academy attack 1.01 + PWD Bamenda defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.95

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 43%?"

PWD Bamenda scores more
43%
level
29%
APEJES Academy scores more
28%

PWD Bamenda at 43% 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 43% does not mean "PWD Bamenda 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: PWD Bamenda vs APEJES Academy

PWD Bamenda beat APEJES Academy 2-1 in Elite One on February 3, 2019.

The match was played at Stade Municipal Mankon (Bamenda).