Eternel 2–1 Sitatunga: Result & Stats

Eternel

FT

2 – 1

Sitatunga

1/29/2023

Championnat National · Round 18Stade Cotonou II

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Eternel42%

×Draw32%

Sitatunga26%

✓ 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.

EternelExpected goals in this matchSitatunga

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.

1.04

0.75

Eternel

1.04

Sitatunga

0.75

Eternel creates 39% more chances

Season form · 51 home / 46 away

0.82

creates per match

0.70

0.80

allows per match

1.26

creates per match

Eternel

0.82

Sitatunga

0.70

allows per match

Eternel

0.80

Sitatunga

1.26

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Eternel+0.00on par

Sitatunga+0.00on par

Total goals

Under73
Over27

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No66
Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Eternel ↓

Sitatunga →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–017%

0–113%

0–25%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–017%

1–113%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–09%

2–17%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–12%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

83%17%1.5

53%47%2.5

27%73%3.5

11%89%4.5

4%96%

Double chance

Eternel or draw

74%

Eternel or Sitatunga

68%

Draw or Sitatunga

58%

Winning margin

Eternel wins by 2+

17%

Sitatunga wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Eternel 1+ goals

65%

Eternel 2+ goals

28%

Eternel 3+ goals

9%

Sitatunga 1+ goals

53%

Sitatunga 2+ goals

17%

Sitatunga 3+ goals

4%

Draw no bet

Eternel (draw refunded)

62%

Sitatunga (draw refunded)

38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

21%

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

Eternel at home — creates 0.82, concedes 0.80 · 51 matches

Sitatunga away — creates 0.70, concedes 1.26 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Eternel attack 0.82 + Sitatunga defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.04

Sitatunga attack 0.70 + Eternel defence 0.80 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 42%?"

Eternel scores more

42%

level

32%

Sitatunga scores more

26%

Eternel at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Eternel 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