St George City FA vs Western Sydney Wanderers U-21 prediction

St George City FA

For St George City FA, 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 St George City FA conditional points, which later will be used to determine the favorite.

Western Sydney Wanderers U-21

Similarly, for Western Sydney Wanderers U-21, we analyze their last 8 matches using the same approach.

Identifying the favourite

After analyzing both teams' last 8 matches, we've assigned 230 points to the home team and 187 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 (St George City FA) 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 47.54% of victories for the team St George City FA occurred in home matches. For the team Western Sydney Wanderers U-21 this indicator is 52.94%. On average, this equates to 50.24%, suggesting a slight advantage for St George City FA all other things being equal.

Now, to determine the favorite of the match, we will take 50.24% of the home team's points and 49.76% of the away team's points. It turns out that the favorite of the match is St George City FA with an advantage of 116 points against 93. If we convert it to a percentage ratio, it will be 55.45% to 44.55%.

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 19.19% with a coefficient of 5.21. The coefficient for the home team's victory is 1.58, and for the away team's victory it is 5.77. If we exclude the draw, the probability of the home team's victory will be 78.55%, and the away team's victory - 21.45%. 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 Western Sydney Wanderers U-21's victory is an order of magnitude higher than what the bookmakers think. The difference is 22.66%. The coefficient for the team's victory is 5.77, while in reality, it should be 2.78.

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.