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Enyimba vs Sunshine StarsNPFL 2019

Enyimba
Enyimba
FT
20
HT: 10
Sunshine Stars
Sunshine Stars
6/1/2022NPFLNPFL · Round 31Enyimba International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 110+ matches

Enyimba62%
×Draw26%
Sunshine Stars13%
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.

Enyimba
1.52
Sunshine Stars
0.52

Enyimba creates 192% more chances

Season form · 130 home / 110 away

creates per match

Enyimba
1.60
Sunshine Stars
0.48

allows per match

Enyimba
0.56
Sunshine Stars
1.44

finishing

Enyimba+0.00on par
Sunshine Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

68%No
  • No68
  • Yes32

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Enyimba

Sunshine Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
017%
022%
030%
040%
1
1020%
1110%
123%
130%
140%
2
2015%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
308%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 98% 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

Enyimba or draw
87%
Enyimba or Sunshine Stars
74%
Draw or Sunshine Stars
38%

Winning margin

Enyimba wins by 2+
33%
Sunshine Stars wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Enyimba 1+ goals
78%
Enyimba 2+ goals
45%
Enyimba 3+ goals
20%
Sunshine Stars 1+ goals
41%
Sunshine Stars 2+ goals
10%
Sunshine Stars 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Enyimba (draw refunded)
83%
Sunshine Stars (draw refunded)
17%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Enyimba at homecreates 1.60, concedes 0.56 · 130 matches

Sunshine Stars awaycreates 0.48, concedes 1.44 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Enyimba attack 1.60 + Sunshine Stars defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.52

Sunshine Stars attack 0.48 + Enyimba defence 0.56 → ÷2 → 0.52

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 62%?"

Enyimba scores more
62%
level
26%
Sunshine Stars scores more
13%

Enyimba at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Enyimba 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: Enyimba vs Sunshine Stars

Enyimba beat Sunshine Stars 2-0 in NPFL on June 1, 2022.

The match was played at Enyimba International Stadium in Aba.