Alfreton Town vs Rushall Olympic prediction

Alfreton Town

For Alfreton Town, we analyze their last 8 matches, taking into account various factors such as the quality of their performance, the match results, the location of the match (whether it was played at home or away), and the strength of their opponents. To determine the strength of the opponents, we look at the results of their previous matches. For each game, we will give the team Alfreton Town conditional points, which later will be used to determine the favorite.

Rushall Olympic

Similarly, for Rushall Olympic, we analyze their last 8 matches using the same approach.

Identifying the favourite

After analyzing both teams' last 8 matches, we've assigned 165 points to the home team and 177 points to the away team. This suggests that one team has an advantage over the other. However, it's important to consider that the home team (Alfreton Town) is playing on their own turf, which may slightly improve their chances of winning.

To determine what percentage of victories each team achieves at home and away, we've compiled statistics from several recent years to eliminate any chance-related factors. It turns out that 52.63% of victories for the team Alfreton Town occurred in home matches. For the team Rushall Olympic this indicator is 61.54%. On average, this equates to 57.09%, suggesting a slight advantage for Alfreton Town all other things being equal.

Now, to determine the favorite of the match, we will take 57.09% of the home team's points and 42.92% of the away team's points. It turns out that the favorite of the match is Alfreton Town with an advantage of 94 points against 76. If we convert it to a percentage ratio, it will be 55.35% to 44.65%.

Bookmakers odds and probability

Now let's see who the bookmakers consider the favorite and compare their data with our calculations. The bookmakers estimate the probability of a draw in this match at 23.04% with a coefficient of 4.34. The coefficient for the home team's victory is 1.65, and for the away team's victory it is 6.16. If we exclude the draw, the probability of the home team's victory will be 78.91%, and the away team's victory - 21.09%. This differs from our calculations.

Match prediction

As a result of the analysis conducted, an inaccuracy was found in the bookmaker's line. In our opinion, the probability of Rushall Olympic's victory is an order of magnitude higher than what the bookmakers think. The difference is 21.4%. The coefficient for the team's victory is 6.16, while in reality, it should be 2.91.

Our mathematical algorithm has detected significant inaccuracies in the bookmakers' odds for this match. Such a large difference can only mean that we have not taken into account some important factor that allows the bookmakers to set such odds. We cannot confidently recommend using our prediction for betting on this match, as the potential profit will be minimal.