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Talanta vs Vihiga BulletsFKF Premier League 2018

12/10/2022FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 3Kasarani Annex Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Talanta50%
×Draw25%
Vihiga Bullets25%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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
1.64
Vihiga Bullets
1.09

Talanta creates 50% more chances

Season form · 67 home / 35 away

creates per match

Talanta
0.90
Vihiga Bullets
0.83

allows per match

Talanta
1.36
Vihiga Bullets
2.37

finishing

Talanta+0.00on par
Vihiga Bullets+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Talanta

Vihiga Bullets
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
017%
024%
031%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
241%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
76%24%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Talanta or draw
75%
Talanta or Vihiga Bullets
75%
Draw or Vihiga Bullets
50%

Winning margin

Talanta wins by 2+
27%
Vihiga Bullets wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Talanta 1+ goals
81%
Talanta 2+ goals
49%
Talanta 3+ goals
23%
Vihiga Bullets 1+ goals
66%
Vihiga Bullets 2+ goals
30%
Vihiga Bullets 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Talanta (draw refunded)
66%
Vihiga Bullets (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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

Talanta at homecreates 0.90, concedes 1.36 · 67 matches

Vihiga Bullets awaycreates 0.83, concedes 2.37 · 35 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 + Vihiga Bullets defence 2.37 → ÷2 → 1.64

Vihiga Bullets attack 0.83 + Talanta defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.09

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%?"

Talanta scores more
50%
level
25%
Vihiga Bullets scores more
25%

Talanta 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 "Talanta 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

Preview: Talanta host Vihiga Bullets

December 10, 2022: Talanta take on Vihiga Bullets in FKF Premier League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Talanta host Vihiga Bullets at Kasarani Annex Stadium.

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