Kuya Sport vs Maniema Union — Ligue 1 2019
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 37+ matches
Kuya Sport26%
Maniema Union46%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 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: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.
Maniema Union creates 43% more chances
Season form · 37 home / 93 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under62
- Over38
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No57
- Yes43
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Kuya Sport ↓
Most likely 0–1 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
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
Kuya Sport at home — creates 1.11, concedes 1.19 · 37 matches
Maniema Union away — creates 1.42, concedes 0.70 · 93 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Kuya Sport attack 1.11 + Maniema Union defence 0.70 → ÷2 → 0.91
Maniema Union attack 1.42 + Kuya Sport defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.30
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 46%?"
Maniema Union 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 "Maniema Union 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
Vita ClubManiema Union
TP Mazembe
Saint Eloi Lupopo
Sanga Balende
Motema Pembe
Blessing
Rangers
Don Bosco
JSK
Dauphins Noirs
Renaissance
Simba
Groupe Bazano
RCK
Lubumbashi SportIf 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
Kuya Sport host Maniema Union on Sunday, 9 March 2025 at 12:30. The match is part of the Ligue 1 2019/2020 season.
Match Recap: Kuya Sport vs Maniema Union
Maniema Union beat Kuya Sport 1-0 in Ligue 1 on March 9, 2025.
The match was played at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in Kinshasa.