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Ezulwini United vs Green MambaPremier League 2020

10/28/2023Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 5Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Ezulwini United25%
×Draw27%
Green Mamba48%
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.

Ezulwini United
0.92
Green Mamba
1.38

Green Mamba creates 50% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 84 away

creates per match

Ezulwini United
0.98
Green Mamba
1.49

allows per match

Ezulwini United
1.27
Green Mamba
0.86

finishing

Ezulwini United+0.00on par
Green Mamba+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ezulwini United

Green Mamba
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0114%
0210%
034%
042%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
204%
216%
224%
232%
241%
3
301%
312%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Ezulwini United or draw
52%
Ezulwini United or Green Mamba
73%
Draw or Green Mamba
75%

Winning margin

Ezulwini United wins by 2+
9%
Green Mamba wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

Ezulwini United 1+ goals
60%
Ezulwini United 2+ goals
23%
Ezulwini United 3+ goals
7%
Green Mamba 1+ goals
75%
Green Mamba 2+ goals
40%
Green Mamba 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Ezulwini United (draw refunded)
35%
Green Mamba (draw refunded)
65%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Ezulwini United at homecreates 0.98, concedes 1.27 · 41 matches

Green Mamba awaycreates 1.49, concedes 0.86 · 84 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ezulwini United attack 0.98 + Green Mamba defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 0.92

Green Mamba attack 1.49 + Ezulwini United defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 48%?"

Ezulwini United scores more
25%
level
27%
Green Mamba scores more
48%

Green Mamba at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Green Mamba 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: Ezulwini United vs Green Mamba

Green Mamba beat Ezulwini United 1-0 in Premier League on October 28, 2023.

The match was played at Prince of Wales Stadium in Mbabane.