Mbabane Swallows 1–1 Illovo: Result & Stats

Mbabane Swallows

FT

1 – 1

Illovo

1/12/2025

Premier League · Round 10Mkhuzweni Technical Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Mbabane Swallows55%

×Draw25%

Illovo20%

✓ 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.

Mbabane SwallowsExpected goals in this matchIllovo

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.

1.64

0.88

Mbabane Swallows

1.64

Illovo

0.88

Mbabane Swallows creates 86% more chances

Season form · 85 home / 26 away

1.74

creates per match

1.04

0.71

allows per match

1.54

creates per match

Mbabane Swallows

1.74

Illovo

1.04

allows per match

Mbabane Swallows

0.71

Illovo

1.54

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Mbabane Swallows+0.00on par

Illovo+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mbabane Swallows ↓

Illovo →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–112%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

46%54%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Mbabane Swallows or draw

80%

Mbabane Swallows or Illovo

75%

Draw or Illovo

45%

Winning margin

Mbabane Swallows wins by 2+

30%

Illovo wins by 2+

7%

Team goals

Mbabane Swallows 1+ goals

81%

Mbabane Swallows 2+ goals

49%

Mbabane Swallows 3+ goals

23%

Illovo 1+ goals

59%

Illovo 2+ goals

22%

Illovo 3+ goals

6%

Draw no bet

Mbabane Swallows (draw refunded)

73%

Illovo (draw refunded)

27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

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

Mbabane Swallows at home — creates 1.74, concedes 0.71 · 85 matches

Illovo away — creates 1.04, concedes 1.54 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mbabane Swallows attack 1.74 + Illovo defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.64

Illovo attack 1.04 + Mbabane Swallows defence 0.71 → ÷2 → 0.88

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 55%?"

Mbabane Swallows scores more

55%

level

25%

Illovo scores more

20%

Mbabane Swallows at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Mbabane Swallows 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