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Tampines Rovers vs KayaAFC Cup 2018

9/29/2020AFC CupAFC Cup · Group Stage - 6Jurong West Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Tampines Rovers53%
×Draw21%
Kaya26%
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.

Tampines Rovers
2.09
Kaya
1.40

Tampines Rovers creates 49% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 12 away

creates per match

Tampines Rovers
2.11
Kaya
1.08

allows per match

Tampines Rovers
1.72
Kaya
2.08

finishing

Tampines Rovers+0.00on par
Kaya+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Over
  • Over68
  • Under32

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tampines Rovers

Kaya
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
023%
031%
040%
1
106%
119%
126%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
305%
317%
325%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
68%32%3.5
46%54%4.5
27%73%

Double chance

Tampines Rovers or draw
74%
Tampines Rovers or Kaya
79%
Draw or Kaya
47%

Winning margin

Tampines Rovers wins by 2+
31%
Kaya wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Tampines Rovers 1+ goals
88%
Tampines Rovers 2+ goals
62%
Tampines Rovers 3+ goals
34%
Kaya 1+ goals
75%
Kaya 2+ goals
41%
Kaya 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Tampines Rovers (draw refunded)
67%
Kaya (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
57%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Tampines Rovers at homecreates 2.11, concedes 1.72 · 18 matches

Kaya awaycreates 1.08, concedes 2.08 · 12 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Tampines Rovers attack 2.11 + Kaya defence 2.08 → ÷2 → 2.09

Kaya attack 1.08 + Tampines Rovers defence 1.72 → ÷2 → 1.40

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 53%?"

Tampines Rovers scores more
53%
level
21%
Kaya scores more
26%

Tampines Rovers at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Tampines Rovers 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: Tampines Rovers host Kaya

September 29, 2020: Tampines Rovers take on Kaya in AFC Cup. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Tampines Rovers host Kaya at Jurong West Stadium.

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