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Espoir vs Sunrise — National Soccer League 2019

Espoir
Espoir
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Sunrise
Sunrise
4/16/2023National Soccer LeagueNational Soccer League · Round 26Cyangugu Regional Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 48+ matches

Espoir38%
×Draw29%
Sunrise32%
✓ 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.

Espoir
1.16
Sunrise
1.04

Espoir creates 12% more chances

Season form · 48 home / 51 away

creates per match

Espoir
0.88
Sunrise
0.98

allows per match

Espoir
1.10
Sunrise
1.43

finishing

Espoir+0.00on par
Sunrise+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Espoir ↓

Sunrise →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–112%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · 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

Espoir or draw
68%
Espoir or Sunrise
71%
Draw or Sunrise
62%

Winning margin

Espoir wins by 2+
16%
Sunrise wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Espoir 1+ goals
69%
Espoir 2+ goals
32%
Espoir 3+ goals
11%
Sunrise 1+ goals
65%
Sunrise 2+ goals
28%
Sunrise 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Espoir (draw refunded)
54%
Sunrise (draw refunded)
46%

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

Espoir at home — creates 0.88, concedes 1.10 · 48 matches

Sunrise away — creates 0.98, concedes 1.43 · 51 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Espoir attack 0.88 + Sunrise defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.16

Sunrise attack 0.98 + Espoir defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 38%?"

Espoir scores more
38%
level
29%
Sunrise scores more
32%

Espoir at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Espoir 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: Espoir vs Sunrise

Espoir beat Sunrise 1-0 in National Soccer League on April 16, 2023.

The match was played at Cyangugu Regional Stadium in Cyangugu.