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Wikki Tourist vs Abia WarriorsNPFL 2019

Wikki Tourist
Wikki Tourist
FT
30
HT: 30
Abia Warriors
Abia Warriors
5/7/2023NPFLNPFL · Round 17Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 91+ matches

Wikki Tourist55%
×Draw26%
Abia Warriors18%
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.

Wikki Tourist
1.48
Abia Warriors
0.73

Wikki Tourist creates 103% more chances

Season form · 91 home / 128 away

creates per match

Wikki Tourist
1.42
Abia Warriors
0.73

allows per match

Wikki Tourist
0.73
Abia Warriors
1.55

finishing

Wikki Tourist+0.00on par
Abia Warriors+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wikki Tourist

Abia Warriors
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
306%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Wikki Tourist or draw
82%
Wikki Tourist or Abia Warriors
74%
Draw or Abia Warriors
45%

Winning margin

Wikki Tourist wins by 2+
28%
Abia Warriors wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Wikki Tourist 1+ goals
77%
Wikki Tourist 2+ goals
43%
Wikki Tourist 3+ goals
19%
Abia Warriors 1+ goals
52%
Abia Warriors 2+ goals
17%
Abia Warriors 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Wikki Tourist (draw refunded)
75%
Abia Warriors (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Wikki Tourist at homecreates 1.42, concedes 0.73 · 91 matches

Abia Warriors awaycreates 0.73, concedes 1.55 · 128 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Wikki Tourist attack 1.42 + Abia Warriors defence 1.55 → ÷2 → 1.48

Abia Warriors attack 0.73 + Wikki Tourist defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 0.73

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 55%?"

Wikki Tourist scores more
55%
level
26%
Abia Warriors scores more
18%

Wikki Tourist at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Wikki Tourist 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

NPFL: Wikki Tourist 3–0 Abia Warriors

Wikki Tourist beat Abia Warriors 3-0 in NPFL on May 7, 2023.

The match was played at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi.