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Small Town vs LPRC OilersLFA First Division 2020

2/7/2021LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 8Antoinette Tubman Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Small Town15%
×Draw20%
LPRC Oilers65%
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
0.90
LPRC Oilers
2.12

LPRC Oilers creates 136% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 75 away

creates per match

Small Town
0.55
LPRC Oilers
1.60

allows per match

Small Town
2.64
LPRC Oilers
1.24

finishing

Small Town+0.00on par
LPRC Oilers+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Small Town

LPRC Oilers
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
0211%
038%
044%
1
104%
119%
1210%
137%
144%
2
202%
214%
224%
233%
242%
3
301%
311%
321%
331%
341%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–2 (11%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Small Town or draw
35%
Small Town or LPRC Oilers
80%
Draw or LPRC Oilers
85%

Winning margin

Small Town wins by 2+
5%
LPRC Oilers wins by 2+
41%

Team goals

Small Town 1+ goals
59%
Small Town 2+ goals
23%
Small Town 3+ goals
6%
LPRC Oilers 1+ goals
88%
LPRC Oilers 2+ goals
62%
LPRC Oilers 3+ goals
35%

Draw no bet

Small Town (draw refunded)
19%
LPRC Oilers (draw refunded)
81%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

LPRC Oilers awaycreates 1.60, concedes 1.24 · 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 + LPRC Oilers defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 0.90

LPRC Oilers attack 1.60 + Small Town defence 2.64 → ÷2 → 2.12

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 65%?"

Small Town scores more
15%
level
20%
LPRC Oilers scores more
65%

LPRC Oilers at 65% 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 65% does not mean "LPRC Oilers 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 LPRC Oilers

LPRC Oilers beat Small Town 5-0 in LFA First Division on February 7, 2021.

The match was played at Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.