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Ezulwini United vs Rangers FCPremier League 2020

1/12/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 10Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Ezulwini United38%
×Draw28%
Rangers FC34%
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
1.19
Rangers FC
1.10

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 41 home / 56 away

creates per match

Ezulwini United
0.98
Rangers FC
0.93

allows per match

Ezulwini United
1.27
Rangers FC
1.39

finishing

Ezulwini United+0.00on par
Rangers FC+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ezulwini United

Rangers FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% 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
66%
Ezulwini United or Rangers FC
72%
Draw or Rangers FC
62%

Winning margin

Ezulwini United wins by 2+
16%
Rangers FC wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Ezulwini United 1+ goals
70%
Ezulwini United 2+ goals
33%
Ezulwini United 3+ goals
12%
Rangers FC 1+ goals
67%
Rangers FC 2+ goals
30%
Rangers FC 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Ezulwini United (draw refunded)
53%
Rangers FC (draw refunded)
47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Rangers FC awaycreates 0.93, concedes 1.39 · 56 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 + Rangers FC defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.19

Rangers FC attack 0.93 + Ezulwini United defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.10

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 38%?"

Ezulwini United scores more
38%
level
28%
Rangers FC scores more
34%

Ezulwini United at 38% 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 38% 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

Ezulwini United 0 – 3 Rangers FC

Rangers FC beat Ezulwini United 3-0 in Premier League on January 12, 2024.

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