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Green Mamba vs Malanti ChiefsPremier League 2020

1/9/2022Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 8Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Green Mamba54%
×Draw25%
Malanti Chiefs21%
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.

Green Mamba
1.64
Malanti Chiefs
0.92

Green Mamba creates 78% more chances

Season form · 85 home / 46 away

creates per match

Green Mamba
1.49
Malanti Chiefs
0.85

allows per match

Green Mamba
0.98
Malanti Chiefs
1.78

finishing

Green Mamba+0.00on par
Malanti Chiefs+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Green Mamba

Malanti Chiefs
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Green Mamba or draw
79%
Green Mamba or Malanti Chiefs
75%
Draw or Malanti Chiefs
46%

Winning margin

Green Mamba wins by 2+
29%
Malanti Chiefs wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Green Mamba 1+ goals
81%
Green Mamba 2+ goals
49%
Green Mamba 3+ goals
23%
Malanti Chiefs 1+ goals
60%
Malanti Chiefs 2+ goals
23%
Malanti Chiefs 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Green Mamba (draw refunded)
72%
Malanti Chiefs (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Green Mamba at homecreates 1.49, concedes 0.98 · 85 matches

Malanti Chiefs awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.78 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Green Mamba attack 1.49 + Malanti Chiefs defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.64

Malanti Chiefs attack 0.85 + Green Mamba defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 0.92

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 54%?"

Green Mamba scores more
54%
level
25%
Malanti Chiefs scores more
21%

Green Mamba at 54% 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 54% 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

Green Mamba 2 – 2 Malanti Chiefs

Green Mamba and Malanti Chiefs drew 2-2 in Premier League on January 9, 2022.

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