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Express vs Kitara — Premier League 2019

Express
Express
FT
1 – 2
HT: 1 – 1
Kitara
Kitara
4/24/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 25Betway Muteesa II Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 57+ matches

Express45%
×Draw27%
Kitara29%
✓ 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.

Express
1.40
Kitara
1.06

Express creates 32% more chances

Season form · 97 home / 57 away

creates per match

Express
1.40
Kitara
1.11

allows per match

Express
1.00
Kitara
1.40

finishing

Express+0.00on par
Kitara+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Express ↓

Kitara →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
45%55%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Express or draw
71%
Express or Kitara
73%
Draw or Kitara
55%

Winning margin

Express wins by 2+
21%
Kitara wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Express 1+ goals
75%
Express 2+ goals
41%
Express 3+ goals
17%
Kitara 1+ goals
65%
Kitara 2+ goals
29%
Kitara 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Express (draw refunded)
61%
Kitara (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Express at home — creates 1.40, concedes 1.00 · 97 matches

Kitara away — creates 1.11, concedes 1.40 · 57 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Express attack 1.40 + Kitara defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.40

Kitara attack 1.11 + Express defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 45%?"

Express scores more
45%
level
27%
Kitara scores more
29%

Express at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Express 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

Premier League: Express 1–2 Kitara

Kitara beat Express 2-1 in Premier League on April 24, 2024.

The match was played at Betway Muteesa II Stadium in Kampala.