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KCB vs Talanta — FKF Premier League 2018

KCB
KCB
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Talanta
Talanta
11/22/2024FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 9Dandora Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 69+ matches

KCB41%
×Draw28%
Talanta31%
✓ 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.

KCB
1.27
Talanta
1.07

KCB creates 19% more chances

Season form · 130 home / 69 away

creates per match

KCB
1.14
Talanta
1.17

allows per match

KCB
0.97
Talanta
1.41

finishing

KCB+0.00on par
Talanta+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, %

KCB ↓

Talanta →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–110%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

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

Double chance

KCB or draw
69%
KCB or Talanta
72%
Draw or Talanta
59%

Winning margin

KCB wins by 2+
18%
Talanta wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

KCB 1+ goals
72%
KCB 2+ goals
36%
KCB 3+ goals
14%
Talanta 1+ goals
66%
Talanta 2+ goals
29%
Talanta 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

KCB (draw refunded)
57%
Talanta (draw refunded)
43%

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

KCB at home — creates 1.14, concedes 0.97 · 130 matches

Talanta away — creates 1.17, concedes 1.41 · 69 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

KCB attack 1.14 + Talanta defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.27

Talanta attack 1.17 + KCB defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.07

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 41%?"

KCB scores more
41%
level
28%
Talanta scores more
31%

KCB at 41% 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 41% does not mean "KCB 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

Match Recap: KCB vs Talanta

KCB beat Talanta 2-1 in FKF Premier League on November 22, 2024.

The match was played at Dandora Stadium in Nairobi.