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Small Town vs BEA MountainLFA First Division 2020

11/15/2020LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 3Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Small Town13%
×Draw18%
BEA Mountain69%
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.

Small Town
0.83
BEA Mountain
2.24

BEA Mountain creates 170% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 74 away

creates per match

Small Town
0.55
BEA Mountain
1.84

allows per match

Small Town
2.64
BEA Mountain
1.11

finishing

Small Town+0.00on par
BEA Mountain+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Small Town

BEA Mountain
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
0212%
039%
045%
1
104%
119%
1210%
137%
144%
2
202%
214%
224%
233%
242%
3
300%
311%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–2 (12%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Small Town or draw
31%
Small Town or BEA Mountain
82%
Draw or BEA Mountain
87%

Winning margin

Small Town wins by 2+
4%
BEA Mountain wins by 2+
45%

Team goals

Small Town 1+ goals
56%
Small Town 2+ goals
20%
Small Town 3+ goals
5%
BEA Mountain 1+ goals
89%
BEA Mountain 2+ goals
65%
BEA Mountain 3+ goals
38%

Draw no bet

Small Town (draw refunded)
15%
BEA Mountain (draw refunded)
85%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Small Town at homecreates 0.55, concedes 2.64 · 11 matches

BEA Mountain awaycreates 1.84, concedes 1.11 · 74 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Small Town attack 0.55 + BEA Mountain defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 0.83

BEA Mountain attack 1.84 + Small Town defence 2.64 → ÷2 → 2.24

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 69%?"

Small Town scores more
13%
level
18%
BEA Mountain scores more
69%

BEA Mountain at 69% 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 69% does not mean "BEA Mountain 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

Small Town 0 – 1 BEA Mountain

BEA Mountain beat Small Town 1-0 in LFA First Division on November 15, 2020.

The match was played at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia.