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Madlenya vs Manzini WanderersPremier League 2020

2/17/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 13Kalanga Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 40+ matches

Madlenya36%
×Draw28%
Manzini Wanderers36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

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.

Madlenya
1.17
Manzini Wanderers
1.16

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 40 home / 69 away

creates per match

Madlenya
0.82
Manzini Wanderers
0.99

allows per match

Madlenya
1.32
Manzini Wanderers
1.52

finishing

Madlenya+0.00on par
Manzini Wanderers+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, %

Madlenya

Manzini Wanderers
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (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

Madlenya or draw
64%
Madlenya or Manzini Wanderers
72%
Draw or Manzini Wanderers
64%

Winning margin

Madlenya wins by 2+
15%
Manzini Wanderers wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Madlenya 1+ goals
69%
Madlenya 2+ goals
33%
Madlenya 3+ goals
11%
Manzini Wanderers 1+ goals
69%
Manzini Wanderers 2+ goals
32%
Manzini Wanderers 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Madlenya (draw refunded)
50%
Manzini Wanderers (draw refunded)
50%

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

Madlenya at homecreates 0.82, concedes 1.32 · 40 matches

Manzini Wanderers awaycreates 0.99, concedes 1.52 · 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

Madlenya attack 0.82 + Manzini Wanderers defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.17

Manzini Wanderers attack 0.99 + Madlenya defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.16

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 36%?"

Madlenya scores more
36%
level
28%
Manzini Wanderers scores more
36%

Madlenya 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 "Madlenya 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

Premier League: Madlenya 0–0 Manzini Wanderers

Madlenya and Manzini Wanderers drew 0-0 in Premier League on February 17, 2024.

The match was played at Kalanga Stadium in Kalanga.