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Bright Stars vs KyetumePremier League 2019

6/23/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 28Kavumba Recreation Center

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Bright Stars52%
×Draw26%
Kyetume22%
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.

Bright Stars
1.51
Kyetume
0.88

Bright Stars creates 72% more chances

Season form · 86 home / 26 away

creates per match

Bright Stars
1.14
Kyetume
0.81

allows per match

Bright Stars
0.95
Kyetume
1.88

finishing

Bright Stars+0.00on par
Kyetume+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bright Stars

Kyetume
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1112%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Bright Stars or draw
78%
Bright Stars or Kyetume
74%
Draw or Kyetume
48%

Winning margin

Bright Stars wins by 2+
27%
Kyetume wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Bright Stars 1+ goals
78%
Bright Stars 2+ goals
44%
Bright Stars 3+ goals
19%
Kyetume 1+ goals
59%
Kyetume 2+ goals
22%
Kyetume 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Bright Stars (draw refunded)
70%
Kyetume (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Bright Stars at homecreates 1.14, concedes 0.95 · 86 matches

Kyetume awaycreates 0.81, concedes 1.88 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bright Stars attack 1.14 + Kyetume defence 1.88 → ÷2 → 1.51

Kyetume attack 0.81 + Bright Stars defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 0.88

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 52%?"

Bright Stars scores more
52%
level
26%
Kyetume scores more
22%

Bright Stars at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Bright Stars 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

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