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CAPS United vs Mushowani StarsPremier Soccer League 2026

5/19/2019Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League · Round 8National Sports Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

CAPS United48%
×Draw27%
Mushowani Stars24%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

CAPS United
1.39
Mushowani Stars
0.90

CAPS United creates 54% more chances

Season form · 96 home / 18 away

creates per match

CAPS United
1.22
Mushowani Stars
0.83

allows per match

CAPS United
0.96
Mushowani Stars
1.56

finishing

CAPS United+0.00on par
Mushowani Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CAPS United

Mushowani Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

CAPS United or draw
76%
CAPS United or Mushowani Stars
73%
Draw or Mushowani Stars
52%

Winning margin

CAPS United wins by 2+
23%
Mushowani Stars wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

CAPS United 1+ goals
75%
CAPS United 2+ goals
40%
CAPS United 3+ goals
16%
Mushowani Stars 1+ goals
59%
Mushowani Stars 2+ goals
23%
Mushowani Stars 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

CAPS United (draw refunded)
66%
Mushowani Stars (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

CAPS United at homecreates 1.22, concedes 0.96 · 96 matches

Mushowani Stars awaycreates 0.83, concedes 1.56 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

CAPS United attack 1.22 + Mushowani Stars defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.39

Mushowani Stars attack 0.83 + CAPS United defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 0.90

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 48%?"

CAPS United scores more
48%
level
27%
Mushowani Stars scores more
24%

CAPS United at 48% 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 48% does not mean "CAPS United 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

Premier Soccer League: CAPS United 3–2 Mushowani Stars

CAPS United beat Mushowani Stars 3-2 in Premier Soccer League on May 19, 2019.

The match was played at National Sports Stadium in Harare.