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Vovovo vs Young BuffaloesPremier League 2020

4/3/2022Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 15Killarney Sports Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Vovovo23%
×Draw23%
Young Buffaloes54%
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.

Vovovo
1.06
Young Buffaloes
1.77

Young Buffaloes creates 67% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 86 away

creates per match

Vovovo
1.33
Young Buffaloes
1.86

allows per match

Vovovo
1.67
Young Buffaloes
0.78

finishing

Vovovo+0.00on par
Young Buffaloes+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vovovo

Young Buffaloes
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0110%
029%
035%
042%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
225%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
54%46%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Vovovo or draw
46%
Vovovo or Young Buffaloes
77%
Draw or Young Buffaloes
77%

Winning margin

Vovovo wins by 2+
8%
Young Buffaloes wins by 2+
30%

Team goals

Vovovo 1+ goals
65%
Vovovo 2+ goals
29%
Vovovo 3+ goals
9%
Young Buffaloes 1+ goals
83%
Young Buffaloes 2+ goals
53%
Young Buffaloes 3+ goals
26%

Draw no bet

Vovovo (draw refunded)
30%
Young Buffaloes (draw refunded)
70%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Vovovo at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.67 · 15 matches

Young Buffaloes awaycreates 1.86, concedes 0.78 · 86 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vovovo attack 1.33 + Young Buffaloes defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 1.06

Young Buffaloes attack 1.86 + Vovovo defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.77

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 54%?"

Vovovo scores more
23%
level
23%
Young Buffaloes scores more
54%

Young Buffaloes at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Young Buffaloes 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

Vovovo 0 – 1 Young Buffaloes

Young Buffaloes beat Vovovo 1-0 in Premier League on April 3, 2022.

The match was played at Killarney Sports Field in Piggs Peak.