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Chitipa United vs Ekwendeni HammersSuper League 2026

8/26/2023Super LeagueSuper League · Round 15Karonga Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 67+ matches

Chitipa United50%
×Draw27%
Ekwendeni Hammers24%
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.

Chitipa United
1.45
Ekwendeni Hammers
0.91

Chitipa United creates 59% more chances

Season form · 67 home / 74 away

creates per match

Chitipa United
1.33
Ekwendeni Hammers
0.91

allows per match

Chitipa United
0.90
Ekwendeni Hammers
1.57

finishing

Chitipa United+0.00on par
Ekwendeni Hammers+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Chitipa United

Ekwendeni Hammers
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
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
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Chitipa United or draw
76%
Chitipa United or Ekwendeni Hammers
73%
Draw or Ekwendeni Hammers
50%

Winning margin

Chitipa United wins by 2+
25%
Ekwendeni Hammers wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Chitipa United 1+ goals
77%
Chitipa United 2+ goals
42%
Chitipa United 3+ goals
18%
Ekwendeni Hammers 1+ goals
60%
Ekwendeni Hammers 2+ goals
23%
Ekwendeni Hammers 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Chitipa United (draw refunded)
68%
Ekwendeni Hammers (draw refunded)
32%

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

Chitipa United at homecreates 1.33, concedes 0.90 · 67 matches

Ekwendeni Hammers awaycreates 0.91, concedes 1.57 · 74 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Chitipa United attack 1.33 + Ekwendeni Hammers defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.45

Ekwendeni Hammers attack 0.91 + Chitipa United defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 0.91

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%?"

Chitipa United scores more
50%
level
27%
Ekwendeni Hammers scores more
24%

Chitipa United 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 "Chitipa 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

Match Recap: Chitipa United vs Ekwendeni Hammers

Chitipa United beat Ekwendeni Hammers 1-0 in Super League on August 26, 2023.

The match was played at Karonga Stadium in Karonga.