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Vihiga United FC vs Sony SugarFKF Premier League 2018

12/23/2018FKF Premier LeagueFKF Premier League · Round 3Bukhungu Stadium (Kakamega)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Vihiga United FC27%
×Draw32%
Sony Sugar41%
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.

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 United FC
0.80
Sony Sugar
1.05

Sony Sugar creates 31% more chances

Season form · 49 home / 46 away

creates per match

Vihiga United FC
0.71
Sony Sugar
0.93

allows per match

Vihiga United FC
1.18
Sony Sugar
0.89

finishing

Vihiga United FC+0.00on par
Sony Sugar+0.00on par

Total goals

72%Under
  • Under72
  • Over28

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vihiga United FC

Sony Sugar
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0117%
029%
033%
041%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
205%
215%
223%
231%
240%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
28%72%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Vihiga United FC or draw
59%
Vihiga United FC or Sony Sugar
68%
Draw or Sony Sugar
73%

Winning margin

Vihiga United FC wins by 2+
9%
Sony Sugar wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Vihiga United FC 1+ goals
55%
Vihiga United FC 2+ goals
19%
Vihiga United FC 3+ goals
5%
Sony Sugar 1+ goals
65%
Sony Sugar 2+ goals
28%
Sony Sugar 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Vihiga United FC (draw refunded)
40%
Sony Sugar (draw refunded)
60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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

Vihiga United FC at homecreates 0.71, concedes 1.18 · 49 matches

Sony Sugar awaycreates 0.93, concedes 0.89 · 46 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 United FC attack 0.71 + Sony Sugar defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.80

Sony Sugar attack 0.93 + Vihiga United FC defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.05

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 41%?"

Vihiga United FC scores more
27%
level
32%
Sony Sugar scores more
41%

Sony Sugar at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Sony Sugar 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

FKF Premier League: Vihiga United FC 0–1 Sony Sugar

Sony Sugar beat Vihiga United FC 1-0 in FKF Premier League on December 23, 2018.

The match was played at Bukhungu Stadium (Kakamega).