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RCK vs Maniema UnionLigue 1 2019

10/14/2020Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 2Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

RCK23%
×Draw28%
Maniema Union49%
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.

RCK
0.82
Maniema Union
1.34

Maniema Union creates 63% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 93 away

creates per match

RCK
0.95
Maniema Union
1.42

allows per match

RCK
1.26
Maniema Union
0.70

finishing

RCK+0.00on par
Maniema Union+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

RCK

Maniema Union
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0115%
0210%
035%
042%
1
109%
1113%
128%
134%
141%
2
204%
215%
223%
232%
241%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

RCK or draw
51%
RCK or Maniema Union
72%
Draw or Maniema Union
77%

Winning margin

RCK wins by 2+
7%
Maniema Union wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

RCK 1+ goals
56%
RCK 2+ goals
20%
RCK 3+ goals
5%
Maniema Union 1+ goals
74%
Maniema Union 2+ goals
39%
Maniema Union 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

RCK (draw refunded)
32%
Maniema Union (draw refunded)
68%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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

RCK at homecreates 0.95, concedes 1.26 · 38 matches

Maniema Union awaycreates 1.42, concedes 0.70 · 93 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

RCK attack 0.95 + Maniema Union defence 0.70 → ÷2 → 0.82

Maniema Union attack 1.42 + RCK defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.34

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 49%?"

RCK scores more
23%
level
28%
Maniema Union scores more
49%

Maniema Union at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Maniema Union 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: RCK vs Maniema Union

Maniema Union beat RCK 1-0 in Ligue 1 on October 14, 2020.

The match was played at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in Kinshasa.