Western Pride 1–3 Brisbane Roar II: Result & Stats

Western Pride

FT

1 – 3

Brisbane Roar II

2/5/2019

Queensland NPL · Round 1Briggs Road Sporting Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Western Pride29%

×Draw20%

Brisbane Roar II51%

✓ 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.

Western PrideExpected goals in this matchBrisbane Roar II

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.

1.71

2.31

Western Pride

1.71

Brisbane Roar II

2.31

Brisbane Roar II creates 35% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 91 away

1.64

creates per match

1.92

2.71

allows per match

1.79

creates per match

Western Pride

1.64

Brisbane Roar II

1.92

allows per match

Western Pride

2.71

Brisbane Roar II

1.79

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Western Pride+0.00on par

Brisbane Roar II+0.00on par

Total goals

Over76
Under24

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes74
No26

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Western Pride ↓

Brisbane Roar II →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–02%

0–14%

0–25%

0–34%

0–42%

1

1–03%

1–17%

1–28%

1–36%

1–44%

2

2–03%

2–16%

2–27%

2–35%

2–43%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–24%

3–33%

3–42%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–22%

4–31%

4–41%

Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

98%2%1.5

91%9%2.5

76%24%3.5

57%43%4.5

37%63%

Double chance

Western Pride or draw

49%

Western Pride or Brisbane Roar II

80%

Draw or Brisbane Roar II

71%

Winning margin

Western Pride wins by 2+

14%

Brisbane Roar II wins by 2+

31%

Team goals

Western Pride 1+ goals

82%

Western Pride 2+ goals

51%

Western Pride 3+ goals

24%

Brisbane Roar II 1+ goals

90%

Brisbane Roar II 2+ goals

67%

Brisbane Roar II 3+ goals

40%

Draw no bet

Western Pride (draw refunded)

36%

Brisbane Roar II (draw refunded)

64%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

66%

Both score & under 3

7%

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

Western Pride at home — creates 1.64, concedes 2.71 · 14 matches

Brisbane Roar II away — creates 1.92, concedes 1.79 · 91 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Western Pride attack 1.64 + Brisbane Roar II defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 1.71

Brisbane Roar II attack 1.92 + Western Pride defence 2.71 → ÷2 → 2.31

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 51%?"

Western Pride scores more

29%

level

20%

Brisbane Roar II scores more

51%

Brisbane Roar II at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Brisbane Roar II 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