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Mbeya City vs Biashara UnitedLigi kuu Bara 2019

7/18/2021Ligi kuu BaraLigi kuu Bara · Round 31Sokoine Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 51+ matches

Mbeya City45%
×Draw31%
Biashara United24%
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.

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.

Mbeya City
1.13
Biashara United
0.75

Mbeya City creates 51% more chances

Season form · 83 home / 51 away

creates per match

Mbeya City
1.06
Biashara United
0.57

allows per match

Mbeya City
0.94
Biashara United
1.20

finishing

Mbeya City+0.00on par
Biashara United+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mbeya City

Biashara United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
0111%
024%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
217%
223%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
56%44%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Mbeya City or draw
76%
Mbeya City or Biashara United
69%
Draw or Biashara United
55%

Winning margin

Mbeya City wins by 2+
19%
Biashara United wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Mbeya City 1+ goals
68%
Mbeya City 2+ goals
31%
Mbeya City 3+ goals
11%
Biashara United 1+ goals
53%
Biashara United 2+ goals
17%
Biashara United 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Mbeya City (draw refunded)
65%
Biashara United (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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

Mbeya City at homecreates 1.06, concedes 0.94 · 83 matches

Biashara United awaycreates 0.57, concedes 1.20 · 51 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mbeya City attack 1.06 + Biashara United defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.13

Biashara United attack 0.57 + Mbeya City defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 45%?"

Mbeya City scores more
45%
level
31%
Biashara United scores more
24%

Mbeya City at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Mbeya City 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

Ligi kuu Bara: Mbeya City 4–0 Biashara United

Mbeya City beat Biashara United 4-0 in Ligi kuu Bara on July 18, 2021.

The match was played at Sokoine Stadium in Mbeya.