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Denver vs Manzini Sea BirdsPremier League 2020

6/16/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 16Mayaluka Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 16+ matches

Denver43%
×Draw25%
Manzini Sea Birds31%
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.

Denver
1.50
Manzini Sea Birds
1.23

Denver creates 22% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 85 away

creates per match

Denver
1.50
Manzini Sea Birds
1.14

allows per match

Denver
1.31
Manzini Sea Birds
1.51

finishing

Denver+0.00on par
Manzini Sea Birds+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Denver

Manzini Sea Birds
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
76%24%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Denver or draw
69%
Denver or Manzini Sea Birds
75%
Draw or Manzini Sea Birds
57%

Winning margin

Denver wins by 2+
21%
Manzini Sea Birds wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Denver 1+ goals
78%
Denver 2+ goals
44%
Denver 3+ goals
19%
Manzini Sea Birds 1+ goals
71%
Manzini Sea Birds 2+ goals
35%
Manzini Sea Birds 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Denver (draw refunded)
58%
Manzini Sea Birds (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
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

Denver at homecreates 1.50, concedes 1.31 · 16 matches

Manzini Sea Birds awaycreates 1.14, concedes 1.51 · 85 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 1.50 + Manzini Sea Birds defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.50

Manzini Sea Birds attack 1.14 + Denver defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 43%?"

Denver scores more
43%
level
25%
Manzini Sea Birds scores more
31%

Denver at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Denver 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: Denver vs Manzini Sea Birds

Denver and Manzini Sea Birds drew 1-1 in Premier League on June 16, 2021.

The match was played at Mayaluka Stadium in Mayaluka.