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Watanga vs JubileeLFA First Division 2020

Watanga
Watanga
FT
42
HT: 21
Jubilee
Jubilee
9/3/2022LFA First DivisionLFA First Division · Round 1Samuel Kanyon Doe Practice Pitch

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Watanga59%
×Draw21%
Jubilee20%
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.

Watanga
2.11
Jubilee
1.14

Watanga creates 85% more chances

Season form · 75 home / 26 away

creates per match

Watanga
1.95
Jubilee
1.31

allows per match

Watanga
0.97
Jubilee
2.27

finishing

Watanga+0.00on par
Jubilee+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Over
  • Over63
  • Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Watanga

Jubilee
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
014%
023%
031%
040%
1
108%
119%
125%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
317%
324%
332%
340%
4
403%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
63%37%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Watanga or draw
80%
Watanga or Jubilee
79%
Draw or Jubilee
41%

Winning margin

Watanga wins by 2+
36%
Jubilee wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Watanga 1+ goals
88%
Watanga 2+ goals
62%
Watanga 3+ goals
35%
Jubilee 1+ goals
68%
Jubilee 2+ goals
32%
Jubilee 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Watanga (draw refunded)
75%
Jubilee (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
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

Watanga at homecreates 1.95, concedes 0.97 · 75 matches

Jubilee awaycreates 1.31, concedes 2.27 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Watanga attack 1.95 + Jubilee defence 2.27 → ÷2 → 2.11

Jubilee attack 1.31 + Watanga defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.14

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 59%?"

Watanga scores more
59%
level
21%
Jubilee scores more
20%

Watanga at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Watanga 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

Watanga 4 – 2 Jubilee

Watanga beat Jubilee 4-2 in LFA First Division on September 3, 2022.

The match was played at Samuel Kanyon Doe Practice Pitch in Monrovia.