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Remo Stars vs Rivers UnitedNPFL 2019

Remo Stars
Remo Stars
FT
21
HT: 01
Rivers United
Rivers United
5/6/2024NPFLNPFL · Round 21Remo Stars Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 98+ matches

Remo Stars58%
×Draw27%
Rivers United15%
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.

Remo Stars
1.41
Rivers United
0.57

Remo Stars creates 147% more chances

Season form · 98 home / 130 away

creates per match

Remo Stars
1.59
Rivers United
0.72

allows per match

Remo Stars
0.43
Rivers United
1.22

finishing

Remo Stars+0.00on par
Rivers United+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

67%No
  • No67
  • Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Remo Stars

Rivers United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
018%
022%
030%
040%
1
1019%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2014%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
306%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Remo Stars or draw
85%
Remo Stars or Rivers United
73%
Draw or Rivers United
42%

Winning margin

Remo Stars wins by 2+
29%
Rivers United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Remo Stars 1+ goals
76%
Remo Stars 2+ goals
41%
Remo Stars 3+ goals
17%
Rivers United 1+ goals
43%
Rivers United 2+ goals
11%
Rivers United 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Remo Stars (draw refunded)
79%
Rivers United (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
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

Remo Stars at homecreates 1.59, concedes 0.43 · 98 matches

Rivers United awaycreates 0.72, concedes 1.22 · 130 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Remo Stars attack 1.59 + Rivers United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.41

Rivers United attack 0.72 + Remo Stars defence 0.43 → ÷2 → 0.57

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%?"

Remo Stars scores more
58%
level
27%
Rivers United scores more
15%

Remo Stars 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 "Remo Stars 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

Remo Stars 2 – 1 Rivers United

Remo Stars beat Rivers United 2-1 in NPFL on May 6, 2024.

The match was played at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne.