Match model — probabilities and prices

EFL · every scheduled fixture in this window · generated 2026-08-09 08:49 UTC
Model output, not advice. These are probabilities from a statistical model, published for transparency about how it performs. They are not tips and not financial advice. In backtests this model does not reliably beat closing prices, which is the only benchmark that matters, so expect selections here to lose money over time. 18+. Gambling is addictive; if it stops being a modelling exercise, stop.

EFL 2 fixtures across 2 days

Best goal markets over/under and both teams to score, every day in this window

MatchMarketPickModelFairBookEVStake
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver3.5 thin data31.1%3.228.04+149.8%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver2.5 thin data52.4%1.914.49+135.3%
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver3.5 thin data30.6%3.276.56+100.9%
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver2.5 thin data51.9%1.933.57+85.5%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver1.5 thin data76.1%1.312.19+66.3%
PlymouthvExeter CityBTTSYes thin data53.5%1.873.08+64.8%
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver1.5 thin data75.7%1.321.85+40.4%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdBTTSYes thin data52.4%1.912.66+39.6%

One row per market per match: the side the model prefers. The two sides of a two-way line are near mirror images, so showing both would double the table without adding anything. Edges are measured against each pair de-vigged on its own, not against the match-winner margin — books load goals markets more heavily, and borrowing the 1X2 overround here would flatter every row.

Sunday 09 August (1 match) full day →
Best value on this date
MatchSelectionModelFairBookEVStake
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdMansfield Town H thin data54.2%1.853.86+109.2%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdDraw thin data27.2%3.683.55-3.5%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdSheffield Utd A thin data18.6%5.361.87-65.1%

Stake is blank unless a selection clears every gate: positive expected value, at least 5 percentage points of edge over the de-vigged line, and not more than 25 (a disagreement that large is usually the model missing something, not an opportunity). Most rows will be blank most days. Selections marked longshot are below 10% — their EV figure divides by a very small number and should not be trusted. thin data means one side has too few matches in the model's history for its rating to mean anything; the huge edge shown is the model's ignorance, not the market's mistake.

Goal markets on this date
MatchMarketPickModelFairBookEVStake
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver3.5 thin data31.1%3.228.04+149.8%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver2.5 thin data52.4%1.914.49+135.3%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdTotalsOver1.5 thin data76.1%1.312.19+66.3%
Mansfield TownvSheffield UtdBTTSYes thin data52.4%1.912.66+39.6%

One row per market per match: the side the model prefers. The two sides of a two-way line are near mirror images, so showing both would double the table without adding anything. Edges are measured against each pair de-vigged on its own, not against the match-winner margin — books load goals markets more heavily, and borrowing the 1X2 overround here would flatter every row.

Mansfield Town HOME v Sheffield Utd AWAY

15:00 · EFL · expected goals Mansfield Town 1.75 – 1.02 Sheffield Utd
Thin data: Mansfield Town 11 matches, Sheffield Utd 125 in this model's history. Ratings that sparse sit near the league average, which flatters the weaker side badly when the two come from different divisions. Shown for completeness, not as a forecast.
Mansfield Town 54% · draw 27% · Sheffield Utd 19%
ModelMarketBook oddsEdge
Mansfield Town54.2%23.6%3.86+30.6pp
Draw27.2%25.8%3.55+1.4pp
Sheffield Utd18.6%50.6%1.87-32.0pp
Over 1.576.1%42.9%2.19+33.2pp
Under 1.523.9%57.1%1.64-33.2pp
Over 2.552.4%22.1%4.49+30.3pp
Under 2.547.6%77.9%1.27-30.3pp
Over 3.531.1%12.6%8.04+18.5pp
Under 3.568.9%87.4%1.16-18.5pp
BTTS Yes52.4%37.1%2.66+15.3pp
BTTS No47.6%62.9%1.57-15.3pp
Mansfield Town win
54%
Draw
27%
Sheffield Utd win
19%
Mansfield Town or draw
81%
either team
73%
draw or Sheffield Utd
46%
Over 1.5
76%
Under 1.5
24%
Over 2.5
52%
Under 2.5
48%
Over 3.5
31%
Under 3.5
69%
BTTS Yes
52%
BTTS No
48%
Mansfield Town clean sheet
36%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet
17%
Likeliest scores: 1–1 12% · 1–0 10% · 2–1 10% · 2–0 10%
Correlated combinations
  • Sheffield Utd win + Sheffield Utd clean sheet — 11% (fair 9.43); naive multiplication would say 4%, off by +185%
  • BTTS No + Under 2.5 — 36% (fair 2.79); naive multiplication would say 22%, off by +62%
  • Draw + Under 2.5 — 18% (fair 5.46); naive multiplication would say 12%, off by +58%
  • Mansfield Town win + Mansfield Town clean sheet — 29% (fair 3.42); naive multiplication would say 19%, off by +51%
Monday 10 August (1 match) full day →
Best value on this date
MatchSelectionModelFairBookEVStake
PlymouthvExeter CityExeter City A thin data22.1%4.535.82+28.4%
PlymouthvExeter CityDraw thin data20.1%4.984.47-10.1%
PlymouthvExeter CityPlymouth H thin data57.8%1.731.46-15.7%

Stake is blank unless a selection clears every gate: positive expected value, at least 5 percentage points of edge over the de-vigged line, and not more than 25 (a disagreement that large is usually the model missing something, not an opportunity). Most rows will be blank most days. Selections marked longshot are below 10% — their EV figure divides by a very small number and should not be trusted. thin data means one side has too few matches in the model's history for its rating to mean anything; the huge edge shown is the model's ignorance, not the market's mistake.

Goal markets on this date
MatchMarketPickModelFairBookEVStake
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver3.5 thin data30.6%3.276.56+100.9%
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver2.5 thin data51.9%1.933.57+85.5%
PlymouthvExeter CityBTTSYes thin data53.5%1.873.08+64.8%
PlymouthvExeter CityTotalsOver1.5 thin data75.7%1.321.85+40.4%

One row per market per match: the side the model prefers. The two sides of a two-way line are near mirror images, so showing both would double the table without adding anything. Edges are measured against each pair de-vigged on its own, not against the match-winner margin — books load goals markets more heavily, and borrowing the 1X2 overround here would flatter every row.

Plymouth HOME v Exeter City AWAY

19:00 · EFL · expected goals Plymouth 1.62 – 1.14 Exeter City
Thin data: Plymouth 13 matches, Exeter City 11 in this model's history. Ratings that sparse sit near the league average, which flatters the weaker side badly when the two come from different divisions. Shown for completeness, not as a forecast.
Plymouth 58% · draw 20% · Exeter City 22%
ModelMarketBook oddsEdge
Plymouth57.8%65.3%1.46-7.4pp
Draw20.1%19.9%4.47+0.2pp
Exeter City22.1%14.8%5.82+7.2pp
Over 1.575.7%50.6%1.85+25.2pp
Under 1.524.3%49.4%1.90-25.2pp
Over 2.551.9%27.4%3.57+24.5pp
Under 2.548.1%72.6%1.35-24.5pp
Over 3.530.6%15.8%6.56+14.9pp
Under 3.569.4%84.2%1.23-14.9pp
BTTS Yes53.5%34.4%3.08+19.1pp
BTTS No46.5%65.6%1.62-19.1pp
Plymouth win
58%
Draw
20%
Exeter City win
22%
Plymouth or draw
78%
either team
80%
draw or Exeter City
42%
Over 1.5
76%
Under 1.5
24%
Over 2.5
52%
Under 2.5
48%
Over 3.5
31%
Under 3.5
69%
BTTS Yes
54%
BTTS No
46%
Plymouth clean sheet
32%
Exeter City clean sheet
20%
Likeliest scores: 1–1 12% · 1–0 10% · 2–1 9% · 2–0 8%
Correlated combinations
  • Exeter City win + Exeter City clean sheet — 13% (fair 7.72); naive multiplication would say 5%, off by +149%
  • BTTS No + Under 2.5 — 36% (fair 2.79); naive multiplication would say 22%, off by +66%
  • Plymouth win + Plymouth clean sheet — 25% (fair 3.96); naive multiplication would say 15%, off by +64%
  • Draw + Under 2.5 — 19% (fair 5.26); naive multiplication would say 12%, off by +55%