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Ntopwa vs Chitipa UnitedSuper League 2026

12/20/2020Super LeagueSuper League · Round 4Kamuzu Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Ntopwa44%
×Draw28%
Chitipa United28%
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.

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.

Ntopwa
1.33
Chitipa United
1.00

Ntopwa creates 33% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 65 away

creates per match

Ntopwa
1.11
Chitipa United
0.48

allows per match

Ntopwa
1.53
Chitipa United
1.54

finishing

Ntopwa+0.00on par
Chitipa United+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ntopwa

Chitipa United
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

Ntopwa or draw
72%
Ntopwa or Chitipa United
72%
Draw or Chitipa United
56%

Winning margin

Ntopwa wins by 2+
21%
Chitipa United wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Ntopwa 1+ goals
74%
Ntopwa 2+ goals
38%
Ntopwa 3+ goals
15%
Chitipa United 1+ goals
63%
Chitipa United 2+ goals
26%
Chitipa United 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Ntopwa (draw refunded)
61%
Chitipa United (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Ntopwa at homecreates 1.11, concedes 1.53 · 19 matches

Chitipa United awaycreates 0.48, concedes 1.54 · 65 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ntopwa attack 1.11 + Chitipa United defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.33

Chitipa United attack 0.48 + Ntopwa defence 1.53 → ÷2 → 1.00

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%?"

Ntopwa scores more
44%
level
28%
Chitipa United scores more
28%

Ntopwa 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 "Ntopwa 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

Super League: Ntopwa 5–2 Chitipa United

Ntopwa beat Chitipa United 5-2 in Super League on December 20, 2020.

The match was played at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.