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South Bend Lions vs Oakland CountyUSL League Two 2018

South Bend Lions
South Bend Lions
FT
03
HT: 03
Oakland County
Oakland County

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

South Bend Lions40%
×Draw23%
Oakland County37%
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.

South Bend Lions
1.73
Oakland County
1.65

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 27 home / 40 away

creates per match

South Bend Lions
1.52
Oakland County
1.63

allows per match

South Bend Lions
1.67
Oakland County
1.93

finishing

South Bend Lions+0.00on par
Oakland County+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

South Bend Lions

Oakland County
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
025%
033%
041%
1
106%
1110%
128%
134%
142%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
44%56%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

South Bend Lions or draw
63%
South Bend Lions or Oakland County
77%
Draw or Oakland County
60%

Winning margin

South Bend Lions wins by 2+
21%
Oakland County wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

South Bend Lions 1+ goals
82%
South Bend Lions 2+ goals
52%
South Bend Lions 3+ goals
25%
Oakland County 1+ goals
81%
Oakland County 2+ goals
49%
Oakland County 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

South Bend Lions (draw refunded)
52%
Oakland County (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
57%
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

South Bend Lions at homecreates 1.52, concedes 1.67 · 27 matches

Oakland County awaycreates 1.63, concedes 1.93 · 40 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

South Bend Lions attack 1.52 + Oakland County defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 1.73

Oakland County attack 1.63 + South Bend Lions defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.65

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 40%?"

South Bend Lions scores more
40%
level
23%
Oakland County scores more
37%

South Bend Lions at 40% 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 40% does not mean "South Bend Lions 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: South Bend Lions vs Oakland County

Oakland County beat South Bend Lions 3-0 in USL League Two on May 27, 2023.

The match was played at Leighton Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.