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Vipers vs MYDAPremier League 2019

Vipers
Vipers
FT
70
MYDA
MYDA
2/6/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 1St. Mary's Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Vipers75%
×Draw16%
MYDA9%
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.

Vipers
2.45
MYDA
0.74

Vipers creates 231% more chances

Season form · 99 home / 13 away

creates per match

Vipers
2.05
MYDA
1.00

allows per match

Vipers
0.49
MYDA
2.85

finishing

Vipers+0.00on par
MYDA+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Over
  • Over61
  • Under39

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vipers

MYDA
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
1010%
118%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3010%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
406%
415%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (13%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
61%39%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Vipers or draw
91%
Vipers or MYDA
84%
Draw or MYDA
25%

Winning margin

Vipers wins by 2+
52%
MYDA wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Vipers 1+ goals
91%
Vipers 2+ goals
70%
Vipers 3+ goals
44%
MYDA 1+ goals
52%
MYDA 2+ goals
17%
MYDA 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Vipers (draw refunded)
89%
MYDA (draw refunded)
11%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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

Vipers at homecreates 2.05, concedes 0.49 · 99 matches

MYDA awaycreates 1.00, concedes 2.85 · 13 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vipers attack 2.05 + MYDA defence 2.85 → ÷2 → 2.45

MYDA attack 1.00 + Vipers defence 0.49 → ÷2 → 0.74

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%?"

Vipers scores more
75%
level
16%
MYDA scores more
9%

Vipers 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 "Vipers 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: Vipers 7–0 MYDA

Vipers beat MYDA 7-0 in Premier League on February 6, 2021.

The match was played at St. Mary's Stadium in Kitende.