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Talanta vs Nzoia Sugar — FKF Premier League 2018

Talanta
Talanta
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Nzoia Sugar
Nzoia Sugar
11/1/2023FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 8Ruaraka Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 67+ matches

Talanta34%
×Draw28%
Nzoia Sugar38%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Talanta
1.11
Nzoia Sugar
1.19

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 67 home / 112 away

creates per match

Talanta
0.90
Nzoia Sugar
1.01

allows per match

Talanta
1.36
Nzoia Sugar
1.32

finishing

Talanta+0.00on par
Nzoia Sugar+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Talanta ↓

Nzoia Sugar →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–112%
0–27%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–17%
2–24%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Talanta or draw
62%
Talanta or Nzoia Sugar
72%
Draw or Nzoia Sugar
66%

Winning margin

Talanta wins by 2+
14%
Nzoia Sugar wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Talanta 1+ goals
67%
Talanta 2+ goals
30%
Talanta 3+ goals
10%
Nzoia Sugar 1+ goals
70%
Nzoia Sugar 2+ goals
33%
Nzoia Sugar 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Talanta (draw refunded)
47%
Nzoia Sugar (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Talanta at home — creates 0.90, concedes 1.36 · 67 matches

Nzoia Sugar away — creates 1.01, concedes 1.32 · 112 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Talanta attack 0.90 + Nzoia Sugar defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.11

Nzoia Sugar attack 1.01 + Talanta defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 38%?"

Talanta scores more
34%
level
28%
Nzoia Sugar scores more
38%

Nzoia Sugar at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Nzoia Sugar 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: Talanta vs Nzoia Sugar

Talanta and Nzoia Sugar drew 0-0 in FKF Premier League on November 1, 2023.

The match was played at Ruaraka Stadium in Nairobi.