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Naivas vs Zoo KerichoSuper League 2018

1/27/2022Super LeagueSuper League · Round 4Camp Toyoyo

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Naivas48%
×Draw24%
Zoo Kericho28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Naivas
1.65
Zoo Kericho
1.19

Naivas creates 39% more chances

Season form · 92 home / 14 away

creates per match

Naivas
1.66
Zoo Kericho
1.64

allows per match

Naivas
0.73
Zoo Kericho
1.64

finishing

Naivas+0.00on par
Zoo Kericho+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Naivas

Zoo Kericho
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
017%
024%
032%
040%
1
1010%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Naivas or draw
72%
Naivas or Zoo Kericho
76%
Draw or Zoo Kericho
52%

Winning margin

Naivas wins by 2+
25%
Zoo Kericho wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Naivas 1+ goals
81%
Naivas 2+ goals
49%
Naivas 3+ goals
23%
Zoo Kericho 1+ goals
70%
Zoo Kericho 2+ goals
33%
Zoo Kericho 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Naivas (draw refunded)
64%
Zoo Kericho (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Naivas at homecreates 1.66, concedes 0.73 · 92 matches

Zoo Kericho awaycreates 1.64, concedes 1.64 · 14 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Naivas attack 1.66 + Zoo Kericho defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.65

Zoo Kericho attack 1.64 + Naivas defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 48%?"

Naivas scores more
48%
level
24%
Zoo Kericho scores more
28%

Naivas at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Naivas 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

Naivas 3 – 0 Zoo Kericho

Naivas beat Zoo Kericho 3-0 in Super League on January 27, 2022.

The match was played at Camp Toyoyo in Nairobi.