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Etoile de Kivu vs RangersLigue 1 2019

5/21/2024Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Relegation Round - 5Stade Tata Raphaël

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 39+ matches

Etoile de Kivu39%
×Draw30%
Rangers31%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Etoile de Kivu
1.11
Rangers
0.95

Etoile de Kivu creates 17% more chances

Season form · 39 home / 83 away

creates per match

Etoile de Kivu
1.03
Rangers
0.86

allows per match

Etoile de Kivu
1.03
Rangers
1.19

finishing

Etoile de Kivu+0.00on par
Rangers+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Etoile de Kivu

Rangers
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
0112%
026%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
208%
217%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
15%85%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Etoile de Kivu or draw
69%
Etoile de Kivu or Rangers
70%
Draw or Rangers
61%

Winning margin

Etoile de Kivu wins by 2+
16%
Rangers wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Etoile de Kivu 1+ goals
67%
Etoile de Kivu 2+ goals
30%
Etoile de Kivu 3+ goals
10%
Rangers 1+ goals
61%
Rangers 2+ goals
25%
Rangers 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Etoile de Kivu (draw refunded)
56%
Rangers (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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

Etoile de Kivu at homecreates 1.03, concedes 1.03 · 39 matches

Rangers awaycreates 0.86, concedes 1.19 · 83 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Etoile de Kivu attack 1.03 + Rangers defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.11

Rangers attack 0.86 + Etoile de Kivu defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.95

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 39%?"

Etoile de Kivu scores more
39%
level
30%
Rangers scores more
31%

Etoile de Kivu at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Etoile de Kivu 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

Etoile de Kivu 0 – 3 Rangers

Rangers beat Etoile de Kivu 3-0 in Ligue 1 on May 21, 2024.

The match was played at Stade Tata Raphaël in Kinshasa.