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UWI Blackbirds vs Barbados Soccer AcademyPremier League 2019

5/26/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 9Wildey Turf

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

UWI Blackbirds75%
×Draw14%
Barbados Soccer Academy11%
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.

UWI Blackbirds
2.87
Barbados Soccer Academy
1.01

UWI Blackbirds creates 184% more chances

Season form · 46 home / 9 away

creates per match

UWI Blackbirds
2.30
Barbados Soccer Academy
0.78

allows per match

UWI Blackbirds
1.24
Barbados Soccer Academy
3.44

finishing

UWI Blackbirds+0.00on par
Barbados Soccer Academy+0.00on par

Total goals

74%Over
  • Over74
  • Under26

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

UWI Blackbirds

Barbados Soccer Academy
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
012%
021%
030%
040%
1
106%
116%
123%
131%
140%
2
209%
219%
224%
232%
240%
3
308%
318%
324%
331%
340%
4
406%
416%
423%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (9%) · grid covers 86% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
90%10%2.5
74%26%3.5
53%47%4.5
33%67%

Double chance

UWI Blackbirds or draw
89%
UWI Blackbirds or Barbados Soccer Academy
86%
Draw or Barbados Soccer Academy
25%

Winning margin

UWI Blackbirds wins by 2+
54%
Barbados Soccer Academy wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

UWI Blackbirds 1+ goals
94%
UWI Blackbirds 2+ goals
77%
UWI Blackbirds 3+ goals
53%
Barbados Soccer Academy 1+ goals
64%
Barbados Soccer Academy 2+ goals
27%
Barbados Soccer Academy 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

UWI Blackbirds (draw refunded)
88%
Barbados Soccer Academy (draw refunded)
12%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
54%
Both score & under 3
6%

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

UWI Blackbirds at homecreates 2.30, concedes 1.24 · 46 matches

Barbados Soccer Academy awaycreates 0.78, concedes 3.44 · 9 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

UWI Blackbirds attack 2.30 + Barbados Soccer Academy defence 3.44 → ÷2 → 2.87

Barbados Soccer Academy attack 0.78 + UWI Blackbirds defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 75%?"

UWI Blackbirds scores more
75%
level
14%
Barbados Soccer Academy scores more
11%

UWI Blackbirds at 75% 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 75% does not mean "UWI Blackbirds 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: UWI Blackbirds 3–0 Barbados Soccer Academy

UWI Blackbirds beat Barbados Soccer Academy 3-0 in Premier League on May 26, 2024.

The match was played at Wildey Turf in Bridgetown.