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Vihiga Bullets vs Mombasa EliteSuper League 2018

5/12/2024Super LeagueSuper League · Round 31Vapor Field

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Vihiga Bullets49%
×Draw26%
Mombasa Elite24%
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.

Vihiga Bullets
1.47
Mombasa Elite
0.95

Vihiga Bullets creates 55% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 91 away

creates per match

Vihiga Bullets
1.32
Mombasa Elite
0.78

allows per match

Vihiga Bullets
1.11
Mombasa Elite
1.62

finishing

Vihiga Bullets+0.00on par
Mombasa Elite+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vihiga Bullets

Mombasa Elite
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Vihiga Bullets or draw
76%
Vihiga Bullets or Mombasa Elite
74%
Draw or Mombasa Elite
51%

Winning margin

Vihiga Bullets wins by 2+
25%
Mombasa Elite wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Vihiga Bullets 1+ goals
77%
Vihiga Bullets 2+ goals
43%
Vihiga Bullets 3+ goals
18%
Mombasa Elite 1+ goals
61%
Mombasa Elite 2+ goals
25%
Mombasa Elite 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Vihiga Bullets (draw refunded)
67%
Mombasa Elite (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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

Vihiga Bullets at homecreates 1.32, concedes 1.11 · 19 matches

Mombasa Elite awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.62 · 91 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vihiga Bullets attack 1.32 + Mombasa Elite defence 1.62 → ÷2 → 1.47

Mombasa Elite attack 0.78 + Vihiga Bullets defence 1.11 → ÷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 49%?"

Vihiga Bullets scores more
49%
level
26%
Mombasa Elite scores more
24%

Vihiga Bullets at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Vihiga Bullets 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

Vihiga Bullets 2 – 2 Mombasa Elite

Vihiga Bullets and Mombasa Elite drew 2-2 in Super League on May 12, 2024.

The match was played at Vapor Field in Ngong.