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GOR Mahia vs Western StimaFKF Premier League 2018

G. Ochieng 82'
M. Karamor 59' (pen)
O. Rodgers 4'
6/26/2021FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 21Thika Municipal Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 52+ matches

GOR Mahia52%
×Draw27%
Western Stima21%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

GOR Mahia
1.46
Western Stima
0.82

GOR Mahia creates 78% more chances

Season form · 147 home / 52 away

creates per match

GOR Mahia
1.58
Western Stima
0.94

allows per match

GOR Mahia
0.70
Western Stima
1.33

finishing

GOR Mahia+0.00on par
Western Stima+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

GOR Mahia

Western Stima
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

GOR Mahia or draw
79%
GOR Mahia or Western Stima
73%
Draw or Western Stima
48%

Winning margin

GOR Mahia wins by 2+
26%
Western Stima wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

GOR Mahia 1+ goals
77%
GOR Mahia 2+ goals
43%
GOR Mahia 3+ goals
18%
Western Stima 1+ goals
56%
Western Stima 2+ goals
20%
Western Stima 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

GOR Mahia (draw refunded)
71%
Western Stima (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

GOR Mahia at homecreates 1.58, concedes 0.70 · 147 matches

Western Stima awaycreates 0.94, concedes 1.33 · 52 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

GOR Mahia attack 1.58 + Western Stima defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.46

Western Stima attack 0.94 + GOR Mahia defence 0.70 → ÷2 → 0.82

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 52%?"

GOR Mahia scores more
52%
level
27%
Western Stima scores more
21%

GOR Mahia at 52% 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 52% does not mean "GOR Mahia 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.

Match Events

4'
O. Rodgers
51'
O. Rodgers
59'
M. KaramorPenalty
82'
G. Ochieng

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

GOR Mahia 1 – 2 Western Stima

Western Stima beat GOR Mahia 2-1 in FKF Premier League on June 26, 2021.

Goals: O. Rodgers (4'), M. Karamor (59' pen), G. Ochieng (82').

The match was played at Thika Municipal Stadium in Thika.