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Ntopwa vs TN StarsSuper League 2026

6/6/2021Super LeagueSuper League · Round 15Mpira Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Ntopwa52%
×Draw24%
TN Stars24%
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.

Ntopwa
1.67
TN Stars
1.06

Ntopwa creates 58% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 32 away

creates per match

Ntopwa
1.11
TN Stars
0.59

allows per match

Ntopwa
1.53
TN Stars
2.22

finishing

Ntopwa+0.00on par
TN Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ntopwa

TN Stars
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
017%
024%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
76%24%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Ntopwa or draw
76%
Ntopwa or TN Stars
76%
Draw or TN Stars
48%

Winning margin

Ntopwa wins by 2+
28%
TN Stars wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Ntopwa 1+ goals
81%
Ntopwa 2+ goals
50%
Ntopwa 3+ goals
23%
TN Stars 1+ goals
65%
TN Stars 2+ goals
29%
TN Stars 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Ntopwa (draw refunded)
68%
TN Stars (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

Ntopwa at homecreates 1.11, concedes 1.53 · 19 matches

TN Stars awaycreates 0.59, concedes 2.22 · 32 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 + TN Stars defence 2.22 → ÷2 → 1.67

TN Stars attack 0.59 + Ntopwa defence 1.53 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 52%?"

Ntopwa scores more
52%
level
24%
TN Stars scores more
24%

Ntopwa at 52% 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 52% 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 1–2 TN Stars

TN Stars beat Ntopwa 2-1 in Super League on June 6, 2021.

The match was played at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre.