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Ezulwini United vs MadlenyaPremier League 2020

Ezulwini United
Ezulwini United
FT
70
HT: 10
Madlenya
Madlenya
12/6/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 8Mhlume Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Ezulwini United46%
×Draw26%
Madlenya28%
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
1.44
Madlenya
1.06

Ezulwini United creates 36% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 41 away

creates per match

Ezulwini United
0.98
Madlenya
0.85

allows per match

Ezulwini United
1.27
Madlenya
1.90

finishing

Ezulwini United+0.00on par
Madlenya+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ezulwini United

Madlenya
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Ezulwini United or draw
72%
Ezulwini United or Madlenya
74%
Draw or Madlenya
54%

Winning margin

Ezulwini United wins by 2+
22%
Madlenya wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Ezulwini United 1+ goals
76%
Ezulwini United 2+ goals
42%
Ezulwini United 3+ goals
18%
Madlenya 1+ goals
65%
Madlenya 2+ goals
29%
Madlenya 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Ezulwini United (draw refunded)
62%
Madlenya (draw refunded)
38%

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

Ezulwini United at homecreates 0.98, concedes 1.27 · 41 matches

Madlenya awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.90 · 41 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 + Madlenya defence 1.90 → ÷2 → 1.44

Madlenya attack 0.85 + Ezulwini United defence 1.27 → ÷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 46%?"

Ezulwini United scores more
46%
level
26%
Madlenya scores more
28%

Ezulwini United at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Ezulwini United 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: Ezulwini United 7–0 Madlenya

Ezulwini United beat Madlenya 7-0 in Premier League on December 6, 2024.

The match was played at Mhlume Stadium in Siteki.