University of Pretoria vs Richards Bay — League #289 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
University of Pretoria51%
Richards Bay20%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
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.
University of Pretoria creates 90% more chances
Season form · 11 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under69
- Over31
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No65
- Yes35
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
University of Pretoria ↓
Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
University of Pretoria at home — creates 1.55, concedes 1.00 · 11 matches
Richards Bay away — creates 0.33, concedes 1.00 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
University of Pretoria attack 1.55 + Richards Bay defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.27
Richards Bay attack 0.33 + University of Pretoria defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.67
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 51%?"
University of Pretoria at 51% 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 51% does not mean "University of Pretoria 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.
Match Events
Head to Head
University of Pretoria host Richards Bay on Sunday, 29 November 2020 at 13:30. The match is part of the League #289 2026/2027 season.
League #289: University of Pretoria 1–0 Richards Bay
University of Pretoria beat Richards Bay 1-0 in League #289 on November 29, 2020.
Goals: T. Mohlamonyane (18').
The match was played at ABSA Tuks Stadium in Tshwane.