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Small Town vs FreeportLFA First Division 2020

5/2/2021LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 20Antoinette Tubman Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Small Town20%
×Draw22%
Freeport58%
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
1.08
Freeport
1.98

Freeport creates 83% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 75 away

creates per match

Small Town
0.55
Freeport
1.31

allows per match

Small Town
2.64
Freeport
1.61

finishing

Small Town+0.00on par
Freeport+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Small Town

Freeport
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
019%
029%
036%
043%
1
105%
1110%
1210%
137%
143%
2
203%
215%
225%
234%
242%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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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
42%
Small Town or Freeport
78%
Draw or Freeport
80%

Winning margin

Small Town wins by 2+
7%
Freeport wins by 2+
35%

Team goals

Small Town 1+ goals
66%
Small Town 2+ goals
29%
Small Town 3+ goals
10%
Freeport 1+ goals
86%
Freeport 2+ goals
59%
Freeport 3+ goals
31%

Draw no bet

Small Town (draw refunded)
26%
Freeport (draw refunded)
74%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Freeport awaycreates 1.31, concedes 1.61 · 75 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 + Freeport defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.08

Freeport attack 1.31 + Small Town defence 2.64 → ÷2 → 1.98

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%?"

Small Town scores more
20%
level
22%
Freeport scores more
58%

Freeport 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 "Freeport 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: Small Town vs Freeport

Freeport beat Small Town 3-1 in LFA First Division on May 2, 2021.

The match was played at Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.