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Kenya vs Malawi — Friendlies 2026

Kenya
Kenya
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Malawi
Malawi
9/11/2018FriendliesFriendlies · Friendlies 1Moi International Sports Centre (Nairobi)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Kenya52%
×Draw30%
Malawi18%
✓ 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.

Kenya
1.27
Malawi
0.63

Kenya creates 102% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 14 away

creates per match

Kenya
1.41
Malawi
0.43

allows per match

Kenya
0.82
Malawi
1.14

finishing

Kenya+0.00on par
Malawi+0.00on par

Total goals

70%Under
  • Under70
  • Over30

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kenya ↓

Malawi →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–015%
0–19%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–019%
1–112%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–18%
2–22%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
57%43%2.5
30%70%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Kenya or draw
82%
Kenya or Malawi
70%
Draw or Malawi
48%

Winning margin

Kenya wins by 2+
24%
Malawi wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Kenya 1+ goals
72%
Kenya 2+ goals
36%
Kenya 3+ goals
14%
Malawi 1+ goals
47%
Malawi 2+ goals
13%
Malawi 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Kenya (draw refunded)
74%
Malawi (draw refunded)
26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
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

Kenya at home — creates 1.41, concedes 0.82 · 17 matches

Malawi away — creates 0.43, concedes 1.14 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Kenya attack 1.41 + Malawi defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.27

Malawi attack 0.43 + Kenya defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.63

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 52%?"

Kenya scores more
52%
level
30%
Malawi scores more
18%

Kenya at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Kenya 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

Friendlies: Kenya 1–0 Malawi

Kenya beat Malawi 1-0 in Friendlies on September 11, 2018.

The match was played at Moi International Sports Centre (Nairobi).