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Vita Club vs Kuya SportLigue 1 2019

10/14/2023Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 6Stade Tata Raphaël

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Vita Club59%
×Draw26%
Kuya Sport15%
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.

Vita Club
1.49
Kuya Sport
0.60

Vita Club creates 148% more chances

Season form · 98 home / 35 away

creates per match

Vita Club
1.38
Kuya Sport
0.71

allows per match

Vita Club
0.50
Kuya Sport
1.60

finishing

Vita Club+0.00on par
Kuya Sport+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Under
  • Under65
  • Over35

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vita Club

Kuya Sport
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
017%
022%
030%
040%
1
1018%
1111%
123%
131%
140%
2
2014%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
307%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
62%38%2.5
35%65%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Vita Club or draw
85%
Vita Club or Kuya Sport
74%
Draw or Kuya Sport
41%

Winning margin

Vita Club wins by 2+
31%
Kuya Sport wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Vita Club 1+ goals
77%
Vita Club 2+ goals
44%
Vita Club 3+ goals
19%
Kuya Sport 1+ goals
45%
Kuya Sport 2+ goals
12%
Kuya Sport 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Vita Club (draw refunded)
80%
Kuya Sport (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
24%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Vita Club at homecreates 1.38, concedes 0.50 · 98 matches

Kuya Sport awaycreates 0.71, concedes 1.60 · 35 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vita Club attack 1.38 + Kuya Sport defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.49

Kuya Sport attack 0.71 + Vita Club defence 0.50 → ÷2 → 0.60

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 59%?"

Vita Club scores more
59%
level
26%
Kuya Sport scores more
15%

Vita Club at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Vita Club 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

Match Recap: Vita Club vs Kuya Sport

Vita Club beat Kuya Sport 2-0 in Ligue 1 on October 14, 2023.

The match was played at Stade Tata Raphaël in Kinshasa.