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Vere United vs UWIPremier League 2019

3/15/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 30Wembley Centre of Excellence

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Vere United41%
×Draw28%
UWI31%
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.

Vere United
1.26
UWI
1.04

Vere United creates 21% more chances

Season form · 78 home / 14 away

creates per match

Vere United
0.73
UWI
0.79

allows per match

Vere United
1.29
UWI
1.79

finishing

Vere United+0.00on par
UWI+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vere United

UWI
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Vere United or draw
69%
Vere United or UWI
72%
Draw or UWI
59%

Winning margin

Vere United wins by 2+
18%
UWI wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Vere United 1+ goals
72%
Vere United 2+ goals
36%
Vere United 3+ goals
13%
UWI 1+ goals
65%
UWI 2+ goals
28%
UWI 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Vere United (draw refunded)
58%
UWI (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Vere United at homecreates 0.73, concedes 1.29 · 78 matches

UWI awaycreates 0.79, concedes 1.79 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vere United attack 0.73 + UWI defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 1.26

UWI attack 0.79 + Vere United defence 1.29 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 41%?"

Vere United scores more
41%
level
28%
UWI scores more
31%

Vere United at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Vere United 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

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