Denver 0–2 Highlanders: Result & Stats

Denver

FT

0 – 2

Highlanders

4/8/2023

Premier League · Round 16Mavuso Sports Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Denver27%

×Draw28%

Highlanders44%

✓ 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.

DenverExpected goals in this matchHighlanders

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.

0.94

1.28

Denver

0.94

Highlanders

1.28

Highlanders creates 36% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 83 away

0.95

creates per match

1.29

1.27

allows per match

0.92

creates per match

Denver

0.95

Highlanders

1.29

allows per match

Denver

1.27

Highlanders

0.92

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Denver+0.00on par

Highlanders+0.00on par

Total goals

Under62
Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No56
Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Denver ↓

Highlanders →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–011%

0–114%

0–29%

0–34%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–05%

2–16%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–12%

3–21%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

89%11%1.5

65%35%2.5

38%62%3.5

18%82%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

Denver or draw

56%

Denver or Highlanders

72%

Draw or Highlanders

73%

Winning margin

Denver wins by 2+

10%

Highlanders wins by 2+

20%

Team goals

Denver 1+ goals

61%

Denver 2+ goals

24%

Denver 3+ goals

7%

Highlanders 1+ goals

72%

Highlanders 2+ goals

37%

Highlanders 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Denver (draw refunded)

38%

Highlanders (draw refunded)

62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

31%

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

Denver at home — creates 0.95, concedes 1.27 · 41 matches

Highlanders away — creates 1.29, concedes 0.92 · 83 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Denver attack 0.95 + Highlanders defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 0.94

Highlanders attack 1.29 + Denver defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.28

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 44%?"

Denver scores more

27%

level

28%

Highlanders scores more

44%

Highlanders at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Highlanders 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