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Harborough Town vs St Albans City Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.20 expected goals for Harborough Town and 1.53 for St Albans City, a combined total of 2.73. That distribution gives St Albans City the largest share of the 1X2 market at 45%, with the draw at 25%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 51% for over 2.5 goals and 55% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 12%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 45% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.

This match has finished. The figures below are the model's estimate for the fixture, kept on the page for reference and study — they are not a betting tip, and nothing here has been edited after the final whistle.

Model pick

Draw/Away

70.0% probability

High confidenceLow data38/100

Expected goals

1.20 – 1.53

Model version

poisson-v1

Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Why the model likes this

Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.

  • Harborough Town home form

    10 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • St Albans City away threat

    Scored in 6 of their last 7 away fixtures.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates St Albans City to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 45%, against 30% / 25% / 45% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.20 goals for Harborough Town and 1.53 for St Albans City, a combined 2.73 — an open game on paper.

Match result (1X2)

Harborough Town win30%
Draw25%
St Albans City win45%

Double chance 1X

55%

Double chance 12

75%

Double chance X2

70%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals76%
Over 2.5 goals51%
Over 3.5 goals29%
Both teams to score55%

Correct score

  • 1–112.0%
  • 0–110.0%
  • 1–29.1%
  • 1–07.9%
  • 0–27.6%

Recent form

Harborough Town

  • 2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z · H vs St Albans City · 3-2 (W)
  • 2026-09-26T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Macclesfield · 0-1 (L)
  • 2026-09-19T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Rushall Olympic · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-12T14:00:00.000Z · H vs AFC Telford United · 0-0 (D)
  • 2026-09-08T18:45:00.000Z · H vs Hereford · 0-3 (L)

St Albans City

  • 2026-10-24T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Whitehawk · 0-1 (L)
  • 2026-10-10T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Carshalton Athletic · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Harborough Town · 2-3 (L)
  • 2026-09-26T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Bury Town · 4-1 (W)
  • 2026-09-19T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Witham Town · 3-0 (W)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

Prediction conclusion

The model's leading selection is Draw/Away, at 70.0%. Its single most likely scoreline is 1–1.

It puts both teams scoring at 55% and over 2.5 goals at 51%.

A 70% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.