Hwange 0–0 Triangle United: Result & Stats

Hwange

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Triangle United

5/21/2023

Premier Soccer League · Round 10Colliery Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 51+ matches

Hwange46%

×Draw31%

Triangle United23%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

HwangeExpected goals in this matchTriangle United

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.

1.15

0.72

Hwange

1.15

Triangle United

0.72

Hwange creates 60% more chances

Season form · 51 home / 79 away

1.00

creates per match

0.66

0.78

allows per match

1.30

creates per match

Hwange

1.00

Triangle United

0.66

allows per match

Hwange

0.78

Triangle United

1.30

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Hwange+0.00on par

Triangle United+0.00on par

Total goals

Under71
Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No65
Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hwange ↓

Triangle United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–015%

0–111%

0–24%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–018%

1–113%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–17%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–13%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

85%15%1.5

56%44%2.5

29%71%3.5

12%88%4.5

4%96%

Double chance

Hwange or draw

77%

Hwange or Triangle United

69%

Draw or Triangle United

54%

Winning margin

Hwange wins by 2+

20%

Triangle United wins by 2+

7%

Team goals

Hwange 1+ goals

68%

Hwange 2+ goals

32%

Hwange 3+ goals

11%

Triangle United 1+ goals

51%

Triangle United 2+ goals

16%

Triangle United 3+ goals

4%

Draw no bet

Hwange (draw refunded)

67%

Triangle United (draw refunded)

33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

22%

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

Hwange at home — creates 1.00, concedes 0.78 · 51 matches

Triangle United away — creates 0.66, concedes 1.30 · 79 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hwange attack 1.00 + Triangle United defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.15

Triangle United attack 0.66 + Hwange defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.72

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%?"

Hwange scores more

46%

level

31%

Triangle United scores more

23%

Hwange 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 "Hwange 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