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Limavady United vs LarneLeague #407 2026

10/6/2018League #407League #407 · Round 9The Showgrounds

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Limavady United32%
×Draw27%
Larne42%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Limavady United
1.17
Larne
1.38

Larne creates 18% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 9 away

creates per match

Limavady United
1.33
Larne
1.67

allows per match

Limavady United
1.08
Larne
1.00

finishing

Limavady United+0.00on par
Larne+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Limavady United

Larne
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Limavady United or draw
58%
Limavady United or Larne
73%
Draw or Larne
68%

Winning margin

Limavady United wins by 2+
13%
Larne wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Limavady United 1+ goals
69%
Limavady United 2+ goals
33%
Limavady United 3+ goals
11%
Larne 1+ goals
75%
Larne 2+ goals
40%
Larne 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Limavady United (draw refunded)
43%
Larne (draw refunded)
57%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Limavady United at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.08 · 12 matches

Larne awaycreates 1.67, concedes 1.00 · 9 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Limavady United attack 1.33 + Larne defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.17

Larne attack 1.67 + Limavady United defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 42%?"

Limavady United scores more
32%
level
27%
Larne scores more
42%

Larne at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Larne 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

League #407: Limavady United 1–3 Larne

Larne beat Limavady United 3-1 in League #407 on October 6, 2018.

The match was played at The Showgrounds in Limavady.