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Preston Lions vs Altona Magic Statistics & Analysis

Preston Lions Preston Lions
Aug 29, 2026 - 05:00
1 1.44
1 1.16
xG Accuracy: 85%
Altona Magic Altona Magic
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Tracked markets vs full-time result

Each row compares the pre-match model lean to the full-time result.

  • Market Prediction Result Outcome
  • Over / Under 2.5 Under 2.5 Under 2.5 (2 goals) ✔ Correct
  • Both Teams To Score BTTS Yes Yes ✔ Correct
  • 1X2 Preston Lions Draw ✖ Incorrect
  • Correct Score Insights 1-1, 1-0, 2-1, 0-1, 2-0 1-1 ✔ Correct

Validation Report

Immutable Snapshot

Prediction Time: Aug 23, 2026 · 01:01 UTC Snapshot ID: dp-5118513

Closing Odds 1.43
AI Fair Odds —
CLV +0.0%
Final Result Draw · Preston Lions 1–1 Altona Magic
Prediction ✖ Missed
Decision Grade C

Model Performance

This prediction contributes to:

  • Primary Bets ROI (180d): -100.0%

Market intelligence

Supporting read on how the prioritized closing feed moved versus the model — use after the Primary pick above.

Market briefing

Market remained largely stable before kickoff. No meaningful late implied-price shift was detected between PRE30 and PRE1 on the prioritized bookmaker snapshot.

Despite limited late movement, the model still prices Draw (1X2), Altona Magic (1X2), Under 2.5 goals meaningfully above what those closing snapshots implied — that gap is a static “model vs. price” read, not a late steam or chase story.

The model still exceeds closing implied on Altona Magic (1X2) by about 13.6 percentage points — the clearest mispricing signal summarized on this page.

Model vs. closing implied

Market Model % Closing impl. % Gap (pp)
Preston Lions (1X2) 41.9 63.9 -22.1
Draw (1X2) 29.3 20.9 +8.5
Altona Magic (1X2) 28.8 15.2 +13.6
Over 2.5 goals 48.2 57.3 -9.1
Under 2.5 goals 51.8 42.7 +9.1
What this means

In plain terms: the model lands near 28.8% on Altona Magic (1X2), while the closing snapshot implied about 15.2%. The difference — about 13.6 percentage points — is the largest model-vs.-market gap highlighted on this page.

Quick definitions: “closing implied” is the probability for that outcome implied by the final captured odds (after a simple de-vig). “Gap (pp)” is the model percentage minus that implied value, in percentage points (pp).

Closing-window line move

Single prioritized bookmaker per snapshot (not all books). Capture path: PRE30 → PRE1 · Book: Pinnacle

Column tags in parentheses: Closing uses the first available snapshot in PRE1→PRE5→PRE10→PRE30; Early uses the first available in PRE30→PRE10→PRE5 that is not the same capture as Closing.

Detailed capture odds are folded below — movement was negligible on de-vig implied prices.

View full line-by-line capture table
Market Early (PRE30) Closing (PRE1) Implied Δ (pp)
Preston Lions (1X2) 1.43 1.43 0.0
Draw (1X2) 4.38 4.38 0.0
Altona Magic (1X2) 6.0 6.0 0.0
Over 2.5 goals 1.64 1.64 0.0
Under 2.5 goals 2.2 2.2 0.0

AI match briefing

AI Match Summary

Pre-match snapshot for this fixture.

  • League: Victoria NPL
  • Fixture: Preston Lions vs Altona Magic
  • Kickoff: 2026-08-29 05:00:00
  • 1X2 (model): Home 41.9% · Draw 29.3% · Away 28.8%
  • xG (showing): Preston Lions 1.44 — Altona Magic 1.16 (total xG ≈ 2.6)
  • Value headline: At least one tracked line reaches the headline EV threshold — align with the hero / Primary card if shown.
  • Structural leans (not bets): Structural lean (model): O/U 2.5 Under 2.5 (Under 2.5 51.8% · Over 2.5 48.2%); BTTS Yes (Yes 54.0% · No 46.0%) Value lean (pricing): O/U 2.5 Under 2.5; BTTS Yes
  • BTTS (model): Yes 54.0% · No 46.0%
  • Correct score (top bin): 1-1 (12.4%)

When book depth is thin or odds are missing, EV may be unavailable even though the model still prefers one side on totals or BTTS — wait for cleaner prices or skip.

Prefer skipping to over-staking when the engine is honest about missing edge.

Historical Recommendation

Historical Decision: Wait - No Primary Bet

Outcome: Missed — Pre-match 1X2 lean did not match the full-time result.

Risk Factors Considered Before Kickoff

  • Price movement: implied probabilities and EV move with odds.
  • Sample / data gaps: low-information leagues widen forecast bands.
  • In-play state: goals and red cards are not modelled here.
  • Scoreline variance: the most likely scoreline is still usually a low absolute probability outcome (often well below 20%).

Last Updated

September 28, 2026 (UTC)

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Victoria NPL Victoria NPL — Standings
# TEAM MP W D L PTS
1 Oakleigh Cannons 26 16 6 4 54
2 Preston Lions 26 15 6 5 51
3 Hume City 26 15 4 7 49
4 Avondale 26 15 2 9 47
5 South Melbourne 26 13 2 11 41
6 Heidelberg United 26 11 7 8 40
7 Sunshine Georgies 26 9 11 6 38
8 Dandenong City 26 10 7 9 37
9 St. Albans Saints 26 9 7 10 34
10 Melbourne City II 26 8 6 12 30
11 Altona Magic 26 7 7 12 28
12 Bentleigh Greens 26 6 6 14 24
13 Green Gully 26 4 6 16 18
14 Dandenong Thunder 26 4 3 19 15
# TEAM MP GS GC +/- PTS
1 Avondale 26 65 34 +31 47
2 Oakleigh Cannons 26 56 24 +32 54
3 Hume City 26 51 36 +15 49
4 Heidelberg United 26 42 34 +8 40
5 Melbourne City II 26 42 42 0 30
6 Preston Lions 26 41 19 +22 51
7 South Melbourne 26 39 36 +3 41
8 St. Albans Saints 26 36 43 -7 34
9 Dandenong City 26 35 31 +4 37
10 Sunshine Georgies 26 35 34 +1 38
11 Altona Magic 26 28 42 -14 28
12 Bentleigh Greens 26 27 51 -24 24
13 Green Gully 26 23 52 -29 18
14 Dandenong Thunder 26 23 65 -42 15