Denver 0–0 Royal Leopards: Result & Stats

Denver

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Royal Leopards

3/7/2024

Premier League · Round 15Mavuso Sports Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Denver23%

×Draw25%

Royal Leopards52%

✓ 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 matchRoyal Leopards

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.

0.95

1.57

Denver

0.95

Royal Leopards

1.57

Royal Leopards creates 65% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 85 away

0.95

creates per match

1.88

1.27

allows per match

0.96

creates per match

Denver

0.95

Royal Leopards

1.88

allows per match

Denver

1.27

Royal Leopards

0.96

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Denver+0.00on par

Royal Leopards+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Denver ↓

Royal Leopards →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–113%

0–210%

0–35%

0–42%

1

1–08%

1–112%

1–29%

1–35%

1–42%

2

2–04%

2–16%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–01%

3–12%

3–21%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

46%54%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Denver or draw

48%

Denver or Royal Leopards

75%

Draw or Royal Leopards

77%

Winning margin

Denver wins by 2+

8%

Royal Leopards wins by 2+

27%

Team goals

Denver 1+ goals

61%

Denver 2+ goals

25%

Denver 3+ goals

7%

Royal Leopards 1+ goals

79%

Royal Leopards 2+ goals

46%

Royal Leopards 3+ goals

21%

Draw no bet

Denver (draw refunded)

31%

Royal Leopards (draw refunded)

69%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

37%

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 home — creates 0.95, concedes 1.27 · 41 matches

Royal Leopards away — creates 1.88, concedes 0.96 · 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 0.95 + Royal Leopards defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 0.95

Royal Leopards attack 1.88 + Denver defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.57

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 52%?"

Denver scores more

23%

level

25%

Royal Leopards scores more

52%

Royal Leopards at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Royal Leopards 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