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South Cardiff vs Wallsend Red DevilsNNSW League 1 2026

6/16/2024NNSW League 1NNSW League 1 · Round 19Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility Field 2

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 28+ matches

South Cardiff38%
×Draw21%
Wallsend Red Devils40%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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 Cardiff
1.88
Wallsend Red Devils
1.93

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 28 home / 28 away

creates per match

South Cardiff
1.29
Wallsend Red Devils
1.32

allows per match

South Cardiff
2.54
Wallsend Red Devils
2.46

finishing

South Cardiff+0.00on par
Wallsend Red Devils+0.00on par

Total goals

73%Over
  • Over73
  • Under27

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

72%Yes
  • Yes72
  • No28

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

South Cardiff

Wallsend Red Devils
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
014%
024%
033%
041%
1
104%
118%
128%
135%
142%
2
204%
218%
227%
235%
242%
3
302%
315%
325%
333%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–1 (8%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
89%11%2.5
73%27%3.5
53%47%4.5
33%67%

Double chance

South Cardiff or draw
60%
South Cardiff or Wallsend Red Devils
79%
Draw or Wallsend Red Devils
62%

Winning margin

South Cardiff wins by 2+
20%
Wallsend Red Devils wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

South Cardiff 1+ goals
85%
South Cardiff 2+ goals
56%
South Cardiff 3+ goals
29%
Wallsend Red Devils 1+ goals
85%
Wallsend Red Devils 2+ goals
57%
Wallsend Red Devils 3+ goals
30%

Draw no bet

South Cardiff (draw refunded)
49%
Wallsend Red Devils (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
64%
Both score & under 3
8%

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 Cardiff at homecreates 1.29, concedes 2.54 · 28 matches

Wallsend Red Devils awaycreates 1.32, concedes 2.46 · 28 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 Cardiff attack 1.29 + Wallsend Red Devils defence 2.46 → ÷2 → 1.88

Wallsend Red Devils attack 1.32 + South Cardiff defence 2.54 → ÷2 → 1.93

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 Cardiff scores more
38%
level
21%
Wallsend Red Devils scores more
40%

Wallsend Red Devils 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 "Wallsend Red Devils 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

NNSW League 1: South Cardiff 3–3 Wallsend Red Devils

South Cardiff and Wallsend Red Devils drew 3-3 in NNSW League 1 on June 16, 2024.

The match was played at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility Field 2 in Newcastle.