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RCK vs TP Mazembe — Ligue 1 2019

RCK
RCK
FT
0 – 1
TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
12/5/2020Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 8Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

RCK19%
×Draw27%
TP Mazembe54%
✓ 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
0.74
TP Mazembe
1.44

TP Mazembe creates 95% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 97 away

creates per match

RCK
0.95
TP Mazembe
1.61

allows per match

RCK
1.26
TP Mazembe
0.53

finishing

RCK+0.00on par
TP Mazembe+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

RCK ↓

TP Mazembe →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–116%
0–212%
0–36%
0–42%
1
1–08%
1–112%
1–29%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–03%
2–14%
2–23%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–11%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

RCK or draw
46%
RCK or TP Mazembe
73%
Draw or TP Mazembe
81%

Winning margin

RCK wins by 2+
6%
TP Mazembe wins by 2+
27%

Team goals

RCK 1+ goals
52%
RCK 2+ goals
17%
RCK 3+ goals
4%
TP Mazembe 1+ goals
76%
TP Mazembe 2+ goals
42%
TP Mazembe 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

RCK (draw refunded)
26%
TP Mazembe (draw refunded)
74%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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

RCK at home — creates 0.95, concedes 1.26 · 38 matches

TP Mazembe away — creates 1.61, concedes 0.53 · 97 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 + TP Mazembe defence 0.53 → ÷2 → 0.74

TP Mazembe attack 1.61 + RCK defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.44

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 54%?"

RCK scores more
19%
level
27%
TP Mazembe scores more
54%

TP Mazembe at 54% 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 54% does not mean "TP Mazembe 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

RCK 0 – 1 TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe beat RCK 1-0 in Ligue 1 on December 5, 2020.

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