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Sporting de Benguela vs 1º de AgostoGirabola 2019

11/3/2021GirabolaGirabola · Round 2Estádio Nacional de OMBAKA

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Sporting de Benguela17%
×Draw25%
1º de Agosto59%
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.

Sporting de Benguela
0.74
1º de Agosto
1.63

1º de Agosto creates 120% more chances

Season form · 30 home / 107 away

creates per match

Sporting de Benguela
0.83
1º de Agosto
1.29

allows per match

Sporting de Benguela
1.97
1º de Agosto
0.66

finishing

Sporting de Benguela+0.00on par
1º de Agosto+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sporting de Benguela

1º de Agosto
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0115%
0212%
037%
043%
1
107%
1111%
129%
135%
142%
2
203%
214%
223%
232%
241%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Sporting de Benguela or draw
41%
Sporting de Benguela or 1º de Agosto
75%
Draw or 1º de Agosto
83%

Winning margin

Sporting de Benguela wins by 2+
5%
1º de Agosto wins by 2+
32%

Team goals

Sporting de Benguela 1+ goals
52%
Sporting de Benguela 2+ goals
17%
Sporting de Benguela 3+ goals
4%
1º de Agosto 1+ goals
80%
1º de Agosto 2+ goals
48%
1º de Agosto 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Sporting de Benguela (draw refunded)
22%
1º de Agosto (draw refunded)
78%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Sporting de Benguela at homecreates 0.83, concedes 1.97 · 30 matches

1º de Agosto awaycreates 1.29, concedes 0.66 · 107 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sporting de Benguela attack 0.83 + 1º de Agosto defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.74

1º de Agosto attack 1.29 + Sporting de Benguela defence 1.97 → ÷2 → 1.63

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 59%?"

Sporting de Benguela scores more
17%
level
25%
1º de Agosto scores more
59%

1º de Agosto at 59% 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 59% does not mean "1º de Agosto 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: Sporting de Benguela vs 1º de Agosto

1º de Agosto beat Sporting de Benguela 5-0 in Girabola on November 3, 2021.

The match was played at Estádio Nacional de OMBAKA in Benguela.