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Mathare United vs NakumattFKF Premier League 2018

8/18/2018FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 27Camp Toyoyo (Nairobi)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Mathare United46%
×Draw26%
Nakumatt28%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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
1.48
Nakumatt
1.11

Mathare United creates 33% more chances

Season form · 123 home / 38 away

creates per match

Mathare United
1.12
Nakumatt
0.95

allows per match

Mathare United
1.27
Nakumatt
1.84

finishing

Mathare United+0.00on par
Nakumatt+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mathare United

Nakumatt
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
025%
032%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Mathare United or draw
72%
Mathare United or Nakumatt
74%
Draw or Nakumatt
54%

Winning margin

Mathare United wins by 2+
23%
Nakumatt wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Mathare United 1+ goals
77%
Mathare United 2+ goals
43%
Mathare United 3+ goals
19%
Nakumatt 1+ goals
67%
Nakumatt 2+ goals
30%
Nakumatt 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Mathare United (draw refunded)
62%
Nakumatt (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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

Mathare United at homecreates 1.12, concedes 1.27 · 123 matches

Nakumatt awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.84 · 38 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 1.12 + Nakumatt defence 1.84 → ÷2 → 1.48

Nakumatt attack 0.95 + Mathare United defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.11

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 46%?"

Mathare United scores more
46%
level
26%
Nakumatt scores more
28%

Mathare United 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 "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

FKF Premier League: Mathare United 0–4 Nakumatt

Nakumatt beat Mathare United 4-0 in FKF Premier League on August 18, 2018.

The match was played at Camp Toyoyo (Nairobi).