Mathare United 2–1 Vihiga United: Result & Stats

Mathare United

FT

2 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Vihiga United

M. Ochieno 81'

M. Khadohi 19' (pen)

K. Onzere 74'

9/24/2023

Super League · Round 2Police Sacco Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Mathare United65%

×Draw22%

Vihiga United13%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50%

Always home

44.6%

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.

Mathare UnitedExpected goals in this matchVihiga United

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.

1.81

0.64

Mathare United

1.81

Vihiga United

0.64

Mathare United creates 183% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 55 away

1.84

creates per match

0.80

0.47

allows per match

1.78

creates per match

Mathare United

1.84

Vihiga United

0.80

allows per match

Mathare United

0.47

Vihiga United

1.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Mathare United+0.00on par

Vihiga United+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No60
Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mathare United ↓

Vihiga United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–16%

0–22%

0–30%

0–40%

1

1–016%

1–110%

1–23%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–014%

2–19%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–09%

3–15%

3–22%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–04%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

70%30%2.5

44%56%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Mathare United or draw

87%

Mathare United or Vihiga United

78%

Draw or Vihiga United

35%

Winning margin

Mathare United wins by 2+

39%

Vihiga United wins by 2+

3%

Team goals

Mathare United 1+ goals

84%

Mathare United 2+ goals

54%

Mathare United 3+ goals

27%

Vihiga United 1+ goals

47%

Vihiga United 2+ goals

14%

Vihiga United 3+ goals

3%

Draw no bet

Mathare United (draw refunded)

84%

Vihiga United (draw refunded)

16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

29%

Both score & under 3

10%

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 home — creates 1.84, concedes 0.47 · 19 matches

Vihiga United away — creates 0.80, concedes 1.78 · 55 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 + Vihiga United defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.81

Vihiga United attack 0.80 + Mathare United defence 0.47 → ÷2 → 0.64

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 65%?"

Mathare United scores more

65%

level

22%

Vihiga United scores more

13%

Mathare United at 65% 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 65% 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.

Match Events

19'

M. KhadohiPenalty

74'

K. Onzere

81'

M. Ochieno

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff