The contest between Ards and Queen’s University is a tight one, with the model favouring an away win. The probabilities are 34 % for a home victory, 29 % for a draw and 37 % for the visitors. The expected total is 2.6 goals, and the most likely scoreline is 1-1 with a 13.7 % chance. Ards, playing at home against a similarly-strengthened opponent, averages 1.0 goal scored and 1.17 conceded, while Queen’s University, on the road, averages 1.29 scored and 1.0 conceded against comparable teams. The model’s selections include Under 7.5 (99.4 %), Under 6.5 (98.2 %), Away under 2.5 HT goals (98.1 %), Away under 2.5 2H goals (97.6 %), Home under 2.5 HT goals (96.9 %), Home under 2.5 2H goals (96.4 %), Home under 3.5 goals (95.9 %) and Away under 3.5 goals (95.1 %). Each pick is presented with its exact probability, and no other outcome is given a win probability.
Results analysis
The latest match saw Queen's University extend their two-game winning run, comfortably defeating Ards 3-0. The Pythia model had correctly picked the away win, with a 37% probability, and the final score matched the predicted 0-3 outcome. The model’s selections were largely accurate: Under 7.5 goals hit at 99.4%, Under 6.5 at 98.2%, Away under 2.5 HT goals at 98.0%, Home under 2.5 HT goals at 97.8%, Away under 2.5 2H goals at 96.9%, Home under 2.5 2H goals at 96.4%, Home under 3.5 goals at 95.9% and Away under 3.5 goals at 95.1%. All picks were settled as hits, confirming the model’s strong performance.
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🎯 1. Model Analysis
Ards win✗ Miss
34.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
28.6%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Queen's University win✓ Hit
37.3%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
Ards
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.9
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
1.1
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.57
1.30
1.29
1.36
1.81
1.25
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
1.18
1.53
1.00
1.25
1.33
1.78
vs Weaker (13)
2.08
1.00
1.67
1.50
2.43
0.57
Clean sheet %
27% (+3pp vs league)
This opponent (Queen's University) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Queen's University
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.4
Avg scored
2.4
Avg conceded
1.0
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.47
1.23
1.79
1.29
1.19
1.19
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (13)
1.46
1.08
1.67
1.17
1.29
1.00
vs Weaker (17)
1.47
1.35
1.88
1.38
1.11
1.33
Clean sheet %
27% (+3pp vs league)
This opponent (Ards) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 2.6 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (26%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
75.2%
Under 1.5
24.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
49.1%
Under 2.5
50.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
27.2%
Under 3.5
72.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
54.8%
No
45.2%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.
Correct score
Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
13.7%
0-1
8.4%
1-2
8.4%
0-0
8.4%
2-1
8.0%
1-0
7.9%
0-2
6.6%
2-0
5.9%
Ards goals ↓
Queen's University goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
8.4%
8.4%
6.6%
3.0%
1.0%
1
7.9%
14%
8.4%
3.8%
1.3%
2
5.9%
8.0%
5.4%
2.4%
0.8%
3
2.5%
3.4%
2.3%
1.0%
0.4%
4
0.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Ards goals (down), columns = Queen's University goals (across).
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💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis
🏆 Total PPG
Points / game
Newington Youth
2.60
H&W Welders
2.40
Glenavon FC
2.00
Annagh United
2.00
Queen's University
2.00
Loughgall
1.80
Newry City AFC
1.80
Moyola Park
1.40
Ards
1.40
Warrenpoint Town
1.40
Ballinamallard United
1.20
Institute
0.80
Dundela
0.60
Strabane Athletic
0.60
Armagh City
0.40
Rathfriland
0.00
Ards is 0.60 points worse than Queen's University in terms of average points per game (1.40 vs 2.00).
⚔️ Attack
Goals scored / game
Glenavon FC
2.80
Newington Youth
2.80
Annagh United
2.40
Queen's University
2.20
Loughgall
2.00
Ards
1.80
Warrenpoint Town
1.80
H&W Welders
1.80
Dundela
1.40
Newry City AFC
1.40
Strabane Athletic
1.20
Moyola Park
1.20
Ballinamallard United
1.00
Rathfriland
1.00
Institute
0.80
Armagh City
0.60
Ards is 0.40 goals worse than Queen's University in terms of goals scored per game (1.80 vs 2.20).
🛡️ Defense
Conceded / game · lower better
H&W Welders
0.60
Queen's University
1.00
Newington Youth
1.00
Loughgall
1.40
Moyola Park
1.40
Armagh City
1.40
Glenavon FC
1.60
Ballinamallard United
1.60
Annagh United
1.80
Institute
1.80
Newry City AFC
1.80
Ards
1.80
Warrenpoint Town
1.80
Dundela
2.00
Strabane Athletic
2.00
Rathfriland
3.20
Ards is 0.80 goals worse than Queen's University in terms of goals conceded per game (1.80 vs 1.00).
⏱️ Possession
Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.
🎲 4. Props Analysis
Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.
🔀 5. Double Chance
Double Chance
Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.
Ards or Draw✗ Miss
62.7%
Avg Implied -
34%
29%
37%
covers Ards + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Ards or Queen's University✓ Hit
71.4%
Avg Implied -
34%
29%
37%
covers Ards + Queen's University
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Queen's University✓ Hit
66.0%
Avg Implied -
34%
29%
37%
covers Draw + Queen's University
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
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🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under
Home & Away Over/Under
How many goals each side scores on its own, independent of the result. Read off the same scoreline distribution as correct score, so these agree with the match over/under above by construction.
Ards over/under 0.5Actual: Under
Over
72.3%
Under
27.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 1.5Actual: Under
Over
36.7%
Under
63.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 2.5Actual: Under
Over
13.9%
Under
86.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 3.5Actual: Under
Over
4.1%
Under
95.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 0.5Actual: Over
Over
74.2%
Under
25.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 1.5Actual: Over
Over
39.2%
Under
60.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 2.5Actual: Over
Over
15.5%
Under
84.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 3.5Actual: Under
Over
4.9%
Under
95.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 7. Handicap
Handicap
The handicap is applied to Ards, so a minus line means Ards give that many goals of a start and Queen's University receive them. At -1, Ards must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Ards win settles as Draw. There is no returned stake - the middle case is its own selection. Taken from the same scoreline distribution as correct score.
Handicap -2 (Ards)Actual: Queen's University
Ards -2
5.3%
Draw -2
10.1%
Queen's University +2
84.6%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Ards)Actual: Queen's University
Ards -1
15.4%
Draw -1
18.6%
Queen's University +1
66.0%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Ards)Actual: Queen's University
Ards +1
62.7%
Draw +1
19.7%
Queen's University -1
17.6%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Ards)Actual: Queen's University
Ards +2
82.4%
Draw +2
11.3%
Queen's University -2
6.3%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U
Ards
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.1
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.3
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.70
0.43
0.50
0.43
0.88
0.44
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
0.53
0.53
0.50
0.38
0.56
0.67
vs Weaker (13)
0.92
0.31
0.50
0.50
1.29
0.14
Clean sheet %
67% (+43pp vs league)
This opponent (Queen's University) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Queen's University
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.6
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.57
0.67
0.93
0.71
0.25
0.62
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (13)
0.38
0.46
0.83
0.33
0.00
0.57
vs Weaker (17)
0.71
0.82
1.00
1.00
0.44
0.67
Clean sheet %
50% (+26pp vs league)
This opponent (Ards) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
68.3%
Under 0.5
31.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
33.9%
Under 1.5
66.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
11.0%
Under 2.5
89.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Ards over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
46.3%
Under
53.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
12.8%
Under
87.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
2.2%
Under
97.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
40.7%
Under
59.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 1.5 HTActual: Over
Over
10.3%
Under
89.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
2.0%
Under
98.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U
Ards
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.8
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.87
0.87
0.79
0.93
0.94
0.81
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
0.65
1.00
0.50
0.88
0.78
1.11
vs Weaker (13)
1.15
0.69
1.17
1.00
1.14
0.43
Clean sheet %
37% (+13pp vs league)
This opponent (Queen's University) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Queen's University
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
0.4
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.90
0.57
0.86
0.57
0.94
0.56
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (13)
1.08
0.62
0.83
0.83
1.29
0.43
vs Weaker (17)
0.76
0.53
0.88
0.38
0.67
0.67
Clean sheet %
60% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (Ards) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
76.9%
Under 0.5
23.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
41.1%
Under 1.5
58.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
16.1%
Under 2.5
83.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Ards over/under 0.5 2HActual: Under
Over
51.9%
Under
48.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
17.2%
Under
82.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Ards over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
3.6%
Under
96.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
50.7%
Under
49.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
15.9%
Under
84.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Queen's University over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
3.1%
Under
96.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
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🔥 12. Top picks for this game
Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Result
Under 7.5
99.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 6.5
98.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away under 2.5 HT goals
98.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 HT goals
97.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away under 2.5 2H goals
96.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 2H goals
96.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 3.5 goals
95.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away under 3.5 goals
95.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 5.5
94.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away under 1.5 HT goals
89.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Under 2.5 HT goals
89.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 4.5
87.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 1.5 HT goals
87.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 goals
86.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away +2 handicap
84.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away under 2.5 goals
84.5%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Away under 1.5 2H goals
84.1%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 2.5 2H goals
83.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home under 1.5 2H goals
82.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home +2 handicap
82.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Over 0.5 2H goals
76.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Over 1.5
75.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Away over 0.5 goals
74.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 3.5
72.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Home over 0.5 goals
72.3%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Home or Away
71.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
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