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Bulawayo Chiefs vs HerentalsPremier Soccer League 2026

Bulawayo Chiefs
Bulawayo Chiefs
FT
22
HT: 21
Herentals
Herentals

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 79+ matches

Bulawayo Chiefs39%
×Draw32%
Herentals28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Bulawayo Chiefs
1.01
Herentals
0.81

Bulawayo Chiefs creates 25% more chances

Season form · 79 home / 95 away

creates per match

Bulawayo Chiefs
1.04
Herentals
0.74

allows per match

Bulawayo Chiefs
0.89
Herentals
0.98

finishing

Bulawayo Chiefs+0.00on par
Herentals+0.00on par

Total goals

73%Under
  • Under73
  • Over27

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bulawayo Chiefs

Herentals
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0113%
025%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
208%
217%
223%
231%
240%
3
303%
312%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
54%46%2.5
27%73%3.5
11%89%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Bulawayo Chiefs or draw
72%
Bulawayo Chiefs or Herentals
68%
Draw or Herentals
61%

Winning margin

Bulawayo Chiefs wins by 2+
15%
Herentals wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Bulawayo Chiefs 1+ goals
64%
Bulawayo Chiefs 2+ goals
27%
Bulawayo Chiefs 3+ goals
8%
Herentals 1+ goals
56%
Herentals 2+ goals
19%
Herentals 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Bulawayo Chiefs (draw refunded)
58%
Herentals (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Bulawayo Chiefs at homecreates 1.04, concedes 0.89 · 79 matches

Herentals awaycreates 0.74, concedes 0.98 · 95 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bulawayo Chiefs attack 1.04 + Herentals defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 1.01

Herentals attack 0.74 + Bulawayo Chiefs defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 39%?"

Bulawayo Chiefs scores more
39%
level
32%
Herentals scores more
28%

Bulawayo Chiefs at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Bulawayo Chiefs 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

Match Recap: Bulawayo Chiefs vs Herentals

Bulawayo Chiefs and Herentals drew 2-2 in Premier Soccer League on May 9, 2026.