Thika United 0–2 Ulinzi Stars: Result & Stats

Thika United

FT

0 – 2

Ulinzi Stars

7/1/2018

FKF Premier League · Round 21Thika Municipal Stadium (Thika)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Thika United29%

×Draw33%

Ulinzi Stars38%

✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.6%

Always home

44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Thika UnitedExpected goals in this matchUlinzi Stars

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.

0.79

0.95

Thika United

0.79

Ulinzi Stars

0.95

Ulinzi Stars creates 20% more chances

Season form · 30 home / 146 away

0.63

creates per match

0.86

1.03

allows per match

0.95

creates per match

Thika United

0.63

Ulinzi Stars

0.86

allows per match

Thika United

1.03

Ulinzi Stars

0.95

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Thika United+0.00on par

Ulinzi Stars+0.00on par

Total goals

Under75
Over25

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No67
Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Thika United ↓

Ulinzi Stars →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–018%

0–117%

0–28%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–014%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–05%

2–15%

2–22%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–01%

3–11%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–0 (18%) · grid covers 100% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

82%18%1.5

52%48%2.5

25%75%3.5

10%90%4.5

3%97%

Double chance

Thika United or draw

62%

Thika United or Ulinzi Stars

67%

Draw or Ulinzi Stars

71%

Winning margin

Thika United wins by 2+

9%

Ulinzi Stars wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Thika United 1+ goals

55%

Thika United 2+ goals

19%

Thika United 3+ goals

5%

Ulinzi Stars 1+ goals

61%

Ulinzi Stars 2+ goals

25%

Ulinzi Stars 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Thika United (draw refunded)

43%

Ulinzi Stars (draw refunded)

57%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

20%

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

Thika United at home — creates 0.63, concedes 1.03 · 30 matches

Ulinzi Stars away — creates 0.86, concedes 0.95 · 146 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Thika United attack 0.63 + Ulinzi Stars defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 0.79

Ulinzi Stars attack 0.86 + Thika United defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.95

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%?"

Thika United scores more

29%

level

33%

Ulinzi Stars scores more

38%

Ulinzi Stars 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 "Ulinzi 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