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Mathare United vs Kibera Black StarsSuper League 2018

5/17/2024Super LeagueSuper League · Round 32Dandora Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Mathare United58%
×Draw25%
Kibera Black Stars17%
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.

Mathare United
1.58
Kibera Black Stars
0.71

Mathare United creates 123% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 110 away

creates per match

Mathare United
1.84
Kibera Black Stars
0.95

allows per match

Mathare United
0.47
Kibera Black Stars
1.31

finishing

Mathare United+0.00on par
Kibera Black Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mathare United

Kibera Black Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Mathare United or draw
83%
Mathare United or Kibera Black Stars
75%
Draw or Kibera Black Stars
42%

Winning margin

Mathare United wins by 2+
31%
Kibera Black Stars wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Mathare United 1+ goals
79%
Mathare United 2+ goals
47%
Mathare United 3+ goals
21%
Kibera Black Stars 1+ goals
51%
Kibera Black Stars 2+ goals
16%
Kibera Black Stars 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Mathare United (draw refunded)
78%
Kibera Black Stars (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Mathare United at homecreates 1.84, concedes 0.47 · 19 matches

Kibera Black Stars awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.31 · 110 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mathare United attack 1.84 + Kibera Black Stars defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.58

Kibera Black Stars attack 0.95 + Mathare United defence 0.47 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 58%?"

Mathare United scores more
58%
level
25%
Kibera Black Stars scores more
17%

Mathare United at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Mathare United 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

Super League: Mathare United 3–2 Kibera Black Stars

Mathare United beat Kibera Black Stars 3-2 in Super League on May 17, 2024.

The match was played at Dandora Stadium in Nairobi.