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UWI vs Vere UnitedPremier League 2019

UWI
UWI
FT
11
HT: 11
Vere United
Vere United
10/20/2019Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 8UWI Mona Bowl

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

UWI39%
×Draw27%
Vere United34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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
1.33
Vere United
1.23

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 15 home / 76 away

creates per match

UWI
1.00
Vere United
0.74

allows per match

UWI
1.73
Vere United
1.67

finishing

UWI+0.00on par
Vere United+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

UWI

Vere United
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

UWI or draw
66%
UWI or Vere United
73%
Draw or Vere United
61%

Winning margin

UWI wins by 2+
18%
Vere United wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

UWI 1+ goals
74%
UWI 2+ goals
38%
UWI 3+ goals
15%
Vere United 1+ goals
71%
Vere United 2+ goals
35%
Vere United 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

UWI (draw refunded)
53%
Vere United (draw refunded)
47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

UWI at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.73 · 15 matches

Vere United awaycreates 0.74, concedes 1.67 · 76 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 attack 1.00 + Vere United defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.33

Vere United attack 0.74 + UWI defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 39%?"

UWI scores more
39%
level
27%
Vere United scores more
34%

UWI at 39% 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 39% does not mean "UWI 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 1–1 Vere United

UWI and Vere United drew 1-1 in Premier League on October 20, 2019.

The match was played at UWI Mona Bowl in Kingston.