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Sunshine Stars vs EnyimbaNPFL 2019

Sunshine Stars
Sunshine Stars
FT
01
HT: 00
Enyimba
Enyimba
3/22/2021NPFLNPFL · Round 17Agege Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 112+ matches

Sunshine Stars50%
×Draw29%
Enyimba20%
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.

Sunshine Stars
1.27
Enyimba
0.69

Sunshine Stars creates 84% more chances

Season form · 112 home / 130 away

creates per match

Sunshine Stars
1.33
Enyimba
0.74

allows per match

Sunshine Stars
0.63
Enyimba
1.22

finishing

Sunshine Stars+0.00on par
Enyimba+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Under
  • Under69
  • Over31

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sunshine Stars

Enyimba
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
0110%
023%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
2011%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
305%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
402%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
58%42%2.5
31%69%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Sunshine Stars or draw
80%
Sunshine Stars or Enyimba
71%
Draw or Enyimba
50%

Winning margin

Sunshine Stars wins by 2+
23%
Enyimba wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Sunshine Stars 1+ goals
72%
Sunshine Stars 2+ goals
36%
Sunshine Stars 3+ goals
14%
Enyimba 1+ goals
50%
Enyimba 2+ goals
15%
Enyimba 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Sunshine Stars (draw refunded)
71%
Enyimba (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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

Sunshine Stars at homecreates 1.33, concedes 0.63 · 112 matches

Enyimba awaycreates 0.74, concedes 1.22 · 130 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sunshine Stars attack 1.33 + Enyimba defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.27

Enyimba attack 0.74 + Sunshine Stars defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 0.69

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 50%?"

Sunshine Stars scores more
50%
level
29%
Enyimba scores more
20%

Sunshine Stars at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Sunshine Stars 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

Sunshine Stars 0 – 1 Enyimba

Enyimba beat Sunshine Stars 1-0 in NPFL on March 22, 2021.

The match was played at Agege Stadium in Lagos.