Young Lions 4–3 Hougang United: Result & Stats

Young Lions

FT

4 – 3

HT: 1 – 1

Hougang United

5/19/2025

Premier League · Round 35Jalan Besar Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 82+ matches

Young Lions26%

×Draw20%

Hougang United54%

✓ 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.

Young LionsExpected goals in this matchHougang United

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.

1.60

2.35

Young Lions

1.60

Hougang United

2.35

Hougang United creates 47% more chances

Season form · 82 home / 83 away

1.05

creates per match

1.86

2.83

allows per match

2.14

creates per match

Young Lions

1.05

Hougang United

1.86

allows per match

Young Lions

2.83

Hougang United

2.14

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Young Lions+0.00on par

Hougang United+0.00on par

Total goals

Over75
Under25

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes72
No28

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Young Lions ↓

Hougang United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–02%

0–15%

0–25%

0–34%

0–42%

1

1–03%

1–17%

1–29%

1–37%

1–44%

2

2–02%

2–16%

2–27%

2–35%

2–43%

3

3–01%

3–13%

3–24%

3–33%

3–42%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–31%

4–41%

Most likely 1–2 (9%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

98%2%1.5

90%10%2.5

75%25%3.5

55%45%4.5

35%65%

Double chance

Young Lions or draw

46%

Young Lions or Hougang United

80%

Draw or Hougang United

74%

Winning margin

Young Lions wins by 2+

12%

Hougang United wins by 2+

33%

Team goals

Young Lions 1+ goals

80%

Young Lions 2+ goals

47%

Young Lions 3+ goals

22%

Hougang United 1+ goals

90%

Hougang United 2+ goals

68%

Hougang United 3+ goals

41%

Draw no bet

Young Lions (draw refunded)

33%

Hougang United (draw refunded)

67%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

65%

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

Young Lions at home — creates 1.05, concedes 2.83 · 82 matches

Hougang United away — creates 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

Young Lions attack 1.05 + Hougang United defence 2.14 → ÷2 → 1.60

Hougang United attack 1.86 + Young Lions defence 2.83 → ÷2 → 2.35

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%?"

Young Lions scores more

26%

level

20%

Hougang United scores more

54%

Hougang United 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 "Hougang United 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