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Buffles vs EnergieChampionnat National 2019

12/29/2019Championnat NationalChampionnat National · Round 11Stade Municipal de Parakou

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 52+ matches

Buffles50%
×Draw30%
Energie19%
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.

Buffles
1.22
Energie
0.64

Buffles creates 91% more chances

Season form · 113 home / 52 away

creates per match

Buffles
1.23
Energie
0.69

allows per match

Buffles
0.58
Energie
1.21

finishing

Buffles+0.00on par
Energie+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

67%No
  • No67
  • Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Buffles

Energie
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0110%
023%
031%
040%
1
1019%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
217%
222%
231%
240%
3
305%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Buffles or draw
81%
Buffles or Energie
70%
Draw or Energie
50%

Winning margin

Buffles wins by 2+
23%
Energie wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Buffles 1+ goals
70%
Buffles 2+ goals
34%
Buffles 3+ goals
12%
Energie 1+ goals
47%
Energie 2+ goals
14%
Energie 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Buffles (draw refunded)
72%
Energie (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
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

Buffles at homecreates 1.23, concedes 0.58 · 113 matches

Energie awaycreates 0.69, concedes 1.21 · 52 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Buffles attack 1.23 + Energie defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.22

Energie attack 0.69 + Buffles defence 0.58 → ÷2 → 0.64

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 50%?"

Buffles scores more
50%
level
30%
Energie scores more
19%

Buffles at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Buffles 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

Buffles 0 – 1 Energie

Energie beat Buffles 1-0 in Championnat National on December 29, 2019.

The match was played at Stade Municipal de Parakou in Parakou.