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Sidwashini United vs MadlenyaPremier League 2020

1/4/2025Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 9Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Sidwashini United33%
×Draw25%
Madlenya42%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Sidwashini United
1.33
Madlenya
1.54

Madlenya creates 16% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 41 away

creates per match

Sidwashini United
0.77
Madlenya
0.85

allows per match

Sidwashini United
2.23
Madlenya
1.90

finishing

Sidwashini United+0.00on par
Madlenya+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sidwashini United

Madlenya
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
019%
027%
033%
041%
1
108%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Sidwashini United or draw
58%
Sidwashini United or Madlenya
75%
Draw or Madlenya
67%

Winning margin

Sidwashini United wins by 2+
14%
Madlenya wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Sidwashini United 1+ goals
74%
Sidwashini United 2+ goals
38%
Sidwashini United 3+ goals
15%
Madlenya 1+ goals
79%
Madlenya 2+ goals
45%
Madlenya 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Sidwashini United (draw refunded)
44%
Madlenya (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

Sidwashini United at homecreates 0.77, concedes 2.23 · 13 matches

Madlenya awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.90 · 41 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sidwashini United attack 0.77 + Madlenya defence 1.90 → ÷2 → 1.33

Madlenya attack 0.85 + Sidwashini United defence 2.23 → ÷2 → 1.54

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 42%?"

Sidwashini United scores more
33%
level
25%
Madlenya scores more
42%

Madlenya at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Madlenya 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

Sidwashini United 2 – 2 Madlenya

Sidwashini United and Madlenya drew 2-2 in Premier League on January 4, 2025.

The match was played at Prince of Wales Stadium in Mbabane.