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Sofapaka vs Vihiga United FCFKF Premier League 2018

8/12/2018FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 26Narok County Stadium (Narok)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 51+ matches

Sofapaka42%
×Draw29%
Vihiga United FC29%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.

Sofapaka
1.21
Vihiga United FC
0.95

Sofapaka creates 27% more chances

Season form · 147 home / 51 away

creates per match

Sofapaka
1.23
Vihiga United FC
0.78

allows per match

Sofapaka
1.11
Vihiga United FC
1.18

finishing

Sofapaka+0.00on par
Vihiga United FC+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sofapaka

Vihiga United FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · 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

Sofapaka or draw
71%
Sofapaka or Vihiga United FC
71%
Draw or Vihiga United FC
58%

Winning margin

Sofapaka wins by 2+
18%
Vihiga United FC wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Sofapaka 1+ goals
70%
Sofapaka 2+ goals
34%
Sofapaka 3+ goals
12%
Vihiga United FC 1+ goals
61%
Vihiga United FC 2+ goals
25%
Vihiga United FC 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Sofapaka (draw refunded)
59%
Vihiga United FC (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Sofapaka at homecreates 1.23, concedes 1.11 · 147 matches

Vihiga United FC awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.18 · 51 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sofapaka attack 1.23 + Vihiga United FC defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.21

Vihiga United FC attack 0.78 + Sofapaka defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 0.95

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%?"

Sofapaka scores more
42%
level
29%
Vihiga United FC scores more
29%

Sofapaka 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 "Sofapaka 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

FKF Premier League: Sofapaka 0–1 Vihiga United FC

Vihiga United FC beat Sofapaka 1-0 in FKF Premier League on August 12, 2018.

The match was played at Narok County Stadium (Narok).