Scoreo

Moneni Pirates vs VovovoPremier League 2020

5/15/2022Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 21Mavuso Sports Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Moneni Pirates32%
×Draw28%
Vovovo39%
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.

Moneni Pirates
1.06
Vovovo
1.21

Vovovo creates 14% more chances

Season form · 84 home / 15 away

creates per match

Moneni Pirates
1.00
Vovovo
1.40

allows per match

Moneni Pirates
1.02
Vovovo
1.13

finishing

Moneni Pirates+0.00on par
Vovovo+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Moneni Pirates

Vovovo
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0113%
028%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
217%
224%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Moneni Pirates or draw
61%
Moneni Pirates or Vovovo
72%
Draw or Vovovo
68%

Winning margin

Moneni Pirates wins by 2+
12%
Vovovo wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Moneni Pirates 1+ goals
65%
Moneni Pirates 2+ goals
29%
Moneni Pirates 3+ goals
9%
Vovovo 1+ goals
70%
Vovovo 2+ goals
34%
Vovovo 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Moneni Pirates (draw refunded)
45%
Vovovo (draw refunded)
55%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Moneni Pirates at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.02 · 84 matches

Vovovo awaycreates 1.40, concedes 1.13 · 15 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Moneni Pirates attack 1.00 + Vovovo defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.06

Vovovo attack 1.40 + Moneni Pirates defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 39%?"

Moneni Pirates scores more
32%
level
28%
Vovovo scores more
39%

Vovovo at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Vovovo 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

Moneni Pirates 2 – 1 Vovovo

Moneni Pirates beat Vovovo 2-1 in Premier League on May 15, 2022.

The match was played at Mavuso Sports Centre in Manzini.