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UPDF vs Bright StarsPremier League 2019

6/26/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 29Bombo Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 83+ matches

UPDF42%
×Draw29%
Bright Stars28%
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.

UPDF
1.21
Bright Stars
0.93

UPDF creates 30% more chances

Season form · 87 home / 83 away

creates per match

UPDF
1.00
Bright Stars
0.86

allows per match

UPDF
0.99
Bright Stars
1.41

finishing

UPDF+0.00on par
Bright Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

UPDF

Bright Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

UPDF or draw
72%
UPDF or Bright Stars
71%
Draw or Bright Stars
58%

Winning margin

UPDF wins by 2+
19%
Bright Stars wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

UPDF 1+ goals
70%
UPDF 2+ goals
34%
UPDF 3+ goals
12%
Bright Stars 1+ goals
61%
Bright Stars 2+ goals
24%
Bright Stars 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

UPDF (draw refunded)
60%
Bright Stars (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

UPDF at homecreates 1.00, concedes 0.99 · 87 matches

Bright Stars awaycreates 0.86, concedes 1.41 · 83 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

UPDF attack 1.00 + Bright Stars defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.21

Bright Stars attack 0.86 + UPDF defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 0.93

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 42%?"

UPDF scores more
42%
level
29%
Bright Stars scores more
28%

UPDF at 42% 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 42% does not mean "UPDF 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

UPDF vs Bright Stars — Match Preview

UPDF face Bright Stars on June 26, 2021 in this Premier League fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

UPDF host Bright Stars at Bombo Stadium.

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