Benfica Luanda vs 1º de Agosto — Girabola 2012
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 20+ matches
Benfica Luanda34%
1º de Agosto36%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 20 home / 110 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under68
- Over32
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No60
- Yes40
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Benfica Luanda ↓
Most likely 0–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Benfica Luanda at home — creates 1.30, concedes 0.75 · 20 matches
1º de Agosto away — creates 1.28, concedes 0.66 · 110 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Benfica Luanda attack 1.30 + 1º de Agosto defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.98
1º de Agosto attack 1.28 + Benfica Luanda defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.02
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 36%?"
1º de Agosto at 36% 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 36% does not mean "1º de Agosto 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
Petro de Luanda
Wiliete1º de Agosto
Desportivo Huíla
Kabuscorp
Bravos do Maquis FC
Interclube
Sagrada Esperança
1º de Maio
CD Lunda-Sul
Académica do Lobito
São Salvador
Recreativo do Libolo
Luanda City
Guelson FC
Redonda FCIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Benfica Luanda host 1º de Agosto on Friday, 4 May 2012 at 17:00. The match is part of the Girabola 2012/2013 season.
Benfica Luanda 1 – 1 1º de Agosto
Benfica Luanda and 1º de Agosto drew 1-1 in Girabola on May 4, 2012.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal dos Coqueiros.