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Kaizer Chiefs vs Bloem CelticPremier Soccer League 2018

Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs
FT
53
HT: 23
Bloem Celtic
Bloem Celtic
12/7/2019Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League · Round 11Moses Mabhida Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Kaizer Chiefs43%
×Draw28%
Bloem Celtic29%
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.

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.

Kaizer Chiefs
1.31
Bloem Celtic
1.02

Kaizer Chiefs creates 28% more chances

Season form · 120 home / 45 away

creates per match

Kaizer Chiefs
1.16
Bloem Celtic
1.02

allows per match

Kaizer Chiefs
1.02
Bloem Celtic
1.47

finishing

Kaizer Chiefs+0.00on par
Bloem Celtic+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kaizer Chiefs

Bloem Celtic
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Kaizer Chiefs or draw
71%
Kaizer Chiefs or Bloem Celtic
72%
Draw or Bloem Celtic
57%

Winning margin

Kaizer Chiefs wins by 2+
20%
Bloem Celtic wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Kaizer Chiefs 1+ goals
73%
Kaizer Chiefs 2+ goals
38%
Kaizer Chiefs 3+ goals
14%
Bloem Celtic 1+ goals
64%
Bloem Celtic 2+ goals
27%
Bloem Celtic 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Kaizer Chiefs (draw refunded)
60%
Bloem Celtic (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Kaizer Chiefs at homecreates 1.16, concedes 1.02 · 120 matches

Bloem Celtic awaycreates 1.02, concedes 1.47 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Kaizer Chiefs attack 1.16 + Bloem Celtic defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.31

Bloem Celtic attack 1.02 + Kaizer Chiefs defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 43%?"

Kaizer Chiefs scores more
43%
level
28%
Bloem Celtic scores more
29%

Kaizer Chiefs at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Kaizer Chiefs 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

Kaizer Chiefs 5 – 3 Bloem Celtic

Kaizer Chiefs beat Bloem Celtic 5-3 in Premier Soccer League on December 7, 2019.

The match was played at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.