Manzini Wanderers 2–0 Denver: Result & Stats

Manzini Wanderers

FT

2 – 0

Denver

6/20/2021

Premier League · Round 17Kalanga Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Manzini Wanderers37%

×Draw28%

Denver35%

✓ 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.

Manzini WanderersExpected goals in this matchDenver

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.

1.22

1.18

Manzini Wanderers

1.22

Denver

1.18

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 70 home / 14 away

1.01

creates per match

0.64

1.71

allows per match

1.43

creates per match

Manzini Wanderers

1.01

Denver

0.64

allows per match

Manzini Wanderers

1.71

Denver

1.43

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Manzini Wanderers+0.00on par

Denver+0.00on par

Total goals

Under57
Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No51
Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manzini Wanderers ↓

Denver →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–111%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–13%

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

91%9%1.5

69%31%2.5

43%57%3.5

22%78%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Manzini Wanderers or draw

65%

Manzini Wanderers or Denver

72%

Draw or Denver

63%

Winning margin

Manzini Wanderers wins by 2+

16%

Denver wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

Manzini Wanderers 1+ goals

70%

Manzini Wanderers 2+ goals

34%

Manzini Wanderers 3+ goals

12%

Denver 1+ goals

69%

Denver 2+ goals

33%

Denver 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

Manzini Wanderers (draw refunded)

51%

Denver (draw refunded)

49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

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

Manzini Wanderers at home — creates 1.01, concedes 1.71 · 70 matches

Denver away — creates 0.64, concedes 1.43 · 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

Manzini Wanderers attack 1.01 + Denver defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.22

Denver attack 0.64 + Manzini Wanderers defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.18

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 37%?"

Manzini Wanderers scores more

37%

level

28%

Denver scores more

35%

Manzini Wanderers at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Manzini Wanderers 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