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Moneni Pirates vs Young Buffaloes — Premier League 2020

Moneni Pirates
Moneni Pirates
FT
2 – 3
Young Buffaloes
Young Buffaloes
2/17/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 13Mavuso Sports Centre

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 84+ matches

Moneni Pirates23%
×Draw27%
Young Buffaloes50%
✓ 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
0.89
Young Buffaloes
1.44

Young Buffaloes creates 62% more chances

Season form · 84 home / 86 away

creates per match

Moneni Pirates
1.00
Young Buffaloes
1.86

allows per match

Moneni Pirates
1.02
Young Buffaloes
0.78

finishing

Moneni Pirates+0.00on par
Young Buffaloes+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Moneni Pirates ↓

Young Buffaloes →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–114%
0–210%
0–35%
0–42%
1
1–09%
1–112%
1–29%
1–34%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–16%
2–24%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–21%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Moneni Pirates or draw
50%
Moneni Pirates or Young Buffaloes
73%
Draw or Young Buffaloes
77%

Winning margin

Moneni Pirates wins by 2+
8%
Young Buffaloes wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

Moneni Pirates 1+ goals
59%
Moneni Pirates 2+ goals
22%
Moneni Pirates 3+ goals
6%
Young Buffaloes 1+ goals
76%
Young Buffaloes 2+ goals
42%
Young Buffaloes 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

Moneni Pirates (draw refunded)
32%
Young Buffaloes (draw refunded)
68%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Moneni Pirates at home — creates 1.00, concedes 1.02 · 84 matches

Young Buffaloes away — creates 1.86, concedes 0.78 · 86 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 + Young Buffaloes defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.89

Young Buffaloes attack 1.86 + Moneni Pirates defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 1.44

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 50%?"

Moneni Pirates scores more
23%
level
27%
Young Buffaloes scores more
50%

Young Buffaloes at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Young Buffaloes 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

Match Recap: Moneni Pirates vs Young Buffaloes

Young Buffaloes beat Moneni Pirates 3-2 in Premier League on February 17, 2024.

The match was played at Mavuso Sports Centre in Manzini.