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Warriors vs Hougang UnitedPremier League 2019

Warriors
Warriors
FT
32
HT: 11
Hougang United
Hougang United
5/25/2019Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 5Jurong East Stadium (Singapore)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Warriors40%
×Draw22%
Hougang United38%
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.

Warriors
1.86
Hougang United
1.81

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 12 home / 83 away

creates per match

Warriors
1.58
Hougang United
1.86

allows per match

Warriors
1.75
Hougang United
2.14

finishing

Warriors+0.00on par
Hougang United+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Over
  • Over71
  • Under29

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

71%Yes
  • Yes71
  • No29

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Warriors

Hougang United
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
015%
024%
033%
041%
1
105%
119%
128%
135%
142%
2
204%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
315%
325%
333%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
441%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
88%12%2.5
71%29%3.5
50%50%4.5
30%70%

Double chance

Warriors or draw
62%
Warriors or Hougang United
78%
Draw or Hougang United
60%

Winning margin

Warriors wins by 2+
21%
Hougang United wins by 2+
20%

Team goals

Warriors 1+ goals
84%
Warriors 2+ goals
55%
Warriors 3+ goals
28%
Hougang United 1+ goals
84%
Hougang United 2+ goals
54%
Hougang United 3+ goals
27%

Draw no bet

Warriors (draw refunded)
51%
Hougang United (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
62%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Warriors at homecreates 1.58, concedes 1.75 · 12 matches

Hougang United awaycreates 1.86, concedes 2.14 · 83 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Warriors attack 1.58 + Hougang United defence 2.14 → ÷2 → 1.86

Hougang United attack 1.86 + Warriors defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.81

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 40%?"

Warriors scores more
40%
level
22%
Hougang United scores more
38%

Warriors at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Warriors 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

Match Recap: Warriors vs Hougang United

Warriors beat Hougang United 3-2 in Premier League on May 25, 2019.

The match was played at Jurong East Stadium (Singapore).