Mushowani Stars 0–0 Hwange: Result & Stats

Mushowani Stars

FT

0 – 0

Hwange

6/16/2019

Premier Soccer League · Round 12Rufaro Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Mushowani Stars44%

×Draw28%

Hwange28%

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

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Mushowani StarsExpected goals in this matchHwange

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.

1.31

0.98

Mushowani Stars

1.31

Hwange

0.98

Mushowani Stars creates 34% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 52 away

1.24

creates per match

0.60

1.35

allows per match

1.37

creates per match

Mushowani Stars

1.24

Hwange

0.60

allows per match

Mushowani Stars

1.35

Hwange

1.37

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Mushowani Stars+0.00on par

Hwange+0.00on par

Total goals

Under60
Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No54
Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mushowani Stars ↓

Hwange →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–09%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

67%33%2.5

40%60%3.5

20%80%4.5

8%92%

Double chance

Mushowani Stars or draw

72%

Mushowani Stars or Hwange

72%

Draw or Hwange

56%

Winning margin

Mushowani Stars wins by 2+

20%

Hwange wins by 2+

10%

Team goals

Mushowani Stars 1+ goals

73%

Mushowani Stars 2+ goals

38%

Mushowani Stars 3+ goals

14%

Hwange 1+ goals

62%

Hwange 2+ goals

26%

Hwange 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Mushowani Stars (draw refunded)

61%

Hwange (draw refunded)

39%

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

Mushowani Stars at home — creates 1.24, concedes 1.35 · 17 matches

Hwange away — creates 0.60, concedes 1.37 · 52 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mushowani Stars attack 1.24 + Hwange defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.31

Hwange attack 0.60 + Mushowani Stars defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 44%?"

Mushowani Stars scores more

44%

level

28%

Hwange scores more

28%

Mushowani Stars at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Mushowani Stars 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