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Black Swallows vs Malanti ChiefsPremier League 2020

7/11/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 19Killarney Sports Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Black Swallows42%
×Draw24%
Malanti Chiefs34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Black Swallows
1.56
Malanti Chiefs
1.39

Black Swallows creates 12% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 46 away

creates per match

Black Swallows
1.33
Malanti Chiefs
0.85

allows per match

Black Swallows
1.93
Malanti Chiefs
1.78

finishing

Black Swallows+0.00on par
Malanti Chiefs+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Black Swallows

Malanti Chiefs
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
025%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
315%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Black Swallows or draw
66%
Black Swallows or Malanti Chiefs
76%
Draw or Malanti Chiefs
58%

Winning margin

Black Swallows wins by 2+
21%
Malanti Chiefs wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Black Swallows 1+ goals
79%
Black Swallows 2+ goals
46%
Black Swallows 3+ goals
21%
Malanti Chiefs 1+ goals
75%
Malanti Chiefs 2+ goals
40%
Malanti Chiefs 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Black Swallows (draw refunded)
55%
Malanti Chiefs (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Black Swallows at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.93 · 15 matches

Malanti Chiefs awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.78 · 46 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Black Swallows attack 1.33 + Malanti Chiefs defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.56

Malanti Chiefs attack 0.85 + Black Swallows defence 1.93 → ÷2 → 1.39

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Black Swallows scores more
42%
level
24%
Malanti Chiefs scores more
34%

Black Swallows at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Black Swallows will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Black Swallows 1 – 2 Malanti Chiefs

Malanti Chiefs beat Black Swallows 2-1 in Premier League on July 11, 2021.

The match was played at Killarney Sports Field in Piggs Peak.