Match details. Tercera Federacion, Group 13. Kick-off is Sun 1 Nov, 18:30 Lagos time.
Form. CD Bala Azul have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last ten league games, 0.9 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: D W L L D. SFC Minerva have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten league games, 1.4 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L L W D L.
The numbers. CD Bala Azul score 1.4 and concede 1.9 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. CD Bala Azul average 10.9 shots (3.6 on target), 5.5 corners and 4.0 cards a game. SFC Minerva score 0.9 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and four games without a goal. SFC Minerva average 8.9 shots (2.6 on target), 4.4 corners and 3.9 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 24% against the records' 45%. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 45%.
The read. No firm call: SFC Minerva are the better side, but not at this price. SFC Minerva are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour SFC Minerva.
The bets. No best bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: CD Bala Azul 1-1 SFC Minerva (13% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (SFC Minerva the favourite), goals in between.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).