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St. Andrew Lions vs Empire ClubPremier League 2019

6/11/2023Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 9Wildey Turf

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

St. Andrew Lions30%
×Draw21%
Empire Club50%
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.

St. Andrew Lions
1.69
Empire Club
2.21

Empire Club creates 31% more chances

Season form · 23 home / 26 away

creates per match

St. Andrew Lions
1.61
Empire Club
1.54

allows per match

St. Andrew Lions
2.87
Empire Club
1.77

finishing

St. Andrew Lions+0.00on par
Empire Club+0.00on par

Total goals

74%Over
  • Over74
  • Under26

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

73%Yes
  • Yes73
  • No27

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

St. Andrew Lions

Empire Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
015%
025%
034%
042%
1
103%
118%
128%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
227%
235%
243%
3
302%
314%
324%
333%
342%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–1 (8%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
90%10%2.5
74%26%3.5
54%46%4.5
35%65%

Double chance

St. Andrew Lions or draw
50%
St. Andrew Lions or Empire Club
79%
Draw or Empire Club
70%

Winning margin

St. Andrew Lions wins by 2+
14%
Empire Club wins by 2+
29%

Team goals

St. Andrew Lions 1+ goals
82%
St. Andrew Lions 2+ goals
50%
St. Andrew Lions 3+ goals
24%
Empire Club 1+ goals
89%
Empire Club 2+ goals
65%
Empire Club 3+ goals
38%

Draw no bet

St. Andrew Lions (draw refunded)
38%
Empire Club (draw refunded)
62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
65%
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

St. Andrew Lions at homecreates 1.61, concedes 2.87 · 23 matches

Empire Club awaycreates 1.54, concedes 1.77 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

St. Andrew Lions attack 1.61 + Empire Club defence 1.77 → ÷2 → 1.69

Empire Club attack 1.54 + St. Andrew Lions defence 2.87 → ÷2 → 2.21

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 50%?"

St. Andrew Lions scores more
30%
level
21%
Empire Club scores more
50%

Empire Club at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Empire Club 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

Premier League: St. Andrew Lions 1–2 Empire Club

Empire Club beat St. Andrew Lions 2-1 in Premier League on June 11, 2023.

The match was played at Wildey Turf in Bridgetown.