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Enugu Rangers vs Rivers United — NPFL 2019

Enugu Rangers
Enugu Rangers
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Rivers United
Rivers United
12/8/2024NPFLNPFL · Round 16Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 129+ matches

Enugu Rangers57%
×Draw27%
Rivers United16%
✓ 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.

Enugu Rangers
1.42
Rivers United
0.62

Enugu Rangers creates 129% more chances

Season form · 129 home / 130 away

creates per match

Enugu Rangers
1.61
Rivers United
0.72

allows per match

Enugu Rangers
0.52
Rivers United
1.22

finishing

Enugu Rangers+0.00on par
Rivers United+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Enugu Rangers ↓

Rivers United →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–013%
0–18%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–018%
1–111%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–013%
2–18%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–14%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
60%40%2.5
33%67%3.5
15%85%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Enugu Rangers or draw
84%
Enugu Rangers or Rivers United
73%
Draw or Rivers United
43%

Winning margin

Enugu Rangers wins by 2+
29%
Rivers United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Enugu Rangers 1+ goals
76%
Enugu Rangers 2+ goals
41%
Enugu Rangers 3+ goals
17%
Rivers United 1+ goals
46%
Rivers United 2+ goals
13%
Rivers United 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Enugu Rangers (draw refunded)
78%
Rivers United (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Enugu Rangers at home — creates 1.61, concedes 0.52 · 129 matches

Rivers United away — creates 0.72, concedes 1.22 · 130 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Enugu Rangers attack 1.61 + Rivers United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.42

Rivers United attack 0.72 + Enugu Rangers defence 0.52 → ÷2 → 0.62

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 57%?"

Enugu Rangers scores more
57%
level
27%
Rivers United scores more
16%

Enugu Rangers at 57% 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 57% does not mean "Enugu Rangers 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: Enugu Rangers vs Rivers United

Enugu Rangers beat Rivers United 1-0 in NPFL on December 8, 2024.

The match was played at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.