Simba 2–0 Mtibwa Sugar: Result & Stats

Simba

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Mtibwa Sugar

M. Mussa 65'

F. M. Koubalan 36'

5/3/2024

Ligi kuu Bara · Round 16Azam Complex Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Simba74%

×Draw19%

Mtibwa Sugar7%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

SimbaExpected goals in this matchMtibwa Sugar

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.

1.89

0.39

Simba

1.89

Mtibwa Sugar

0.39

Simba creates 385% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 9 away

2.11

creates per match

0.44

0.33

allows per match

1.67

creates per match

Simba

2.11

Mtibwa Sugar

0.44

allows per match

Simba

0.33

Mtibwa Sugar

1.67

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Simba+0.00on par

Mtibwa Sugar+0.00on par

Total goals

Under60
Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No73
Yes27

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Simba ↓

Mtibwa Sugar →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–14%

0–21%

0–30%

0–40%

1

1–019%

1–18%

1–21%

1–30%

1–40%

2

2–018%

2–17%

2–21%

2–30%

2–40%

3

3–012%

3–15%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–05%

4–12%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

66%34%2.5

40%60%3.5

19%81%4.5

8%92%

Double chance

Simba or draw

93%

Simba or Mtibwa Sugar

81%

Draw or Mtibwa Sugar

26%

Winning margin

Simba wins by 2+

46%

Mtibwa Sugar wins by 2+

1%

Team goals

Simba 1+ goals

85%

Simba 2+ goals

56%

Simba 3+ goals

29%

Mtibwa Sugar 1+ goals

32%

Mtibwa Sugar 2+ goals

6%

Mtibwa Sugar 3+ goals

1%

Draw no bet

Simba (draw refunded)

92%

Mtibwa Sugar (draw refunded)

8%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

20%

Both score & under 3

8%

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

Simba at home — creates 2.11, concedes 0.33 · 9 matches

Mtibwa Sugar away — creates 0.44, concedes 1.67 · 9 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Simba attack 2.11 + Mtibwa Sugar defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.89

Mtibwa Sugar attack 0.44 + Simba defence 0.33 → ÷2 → 0.39

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 74%?"

Simba scores more

74%

level

19%

Mtibwa Sugar scores more

7%

Simba at 74% 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 74% does not mean "Simba 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.

Match Events

36'

F. M. Koubalan↳ S. Ntibazonkiza

65'

M. Mussa

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff