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Vovovo vs Royal LeopardsPremier League 2020

4/6/2022Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 16Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 15+ matches

Vovovo25%
×Draw23%
Royal Leopards52%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Vovovo
1.15
Royal Leopards
1.77

Royal Leopards creates 54% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 85 away

creates per match

Vovovo
1.33
Royal Leopards
1.88

allows per match

Vovovo
1.67
Royal Leopards
0.96

finishing

Vovovo+0.00on par
Royal Leopards+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Vovovo

Royal Leopards
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
028%
035%
042%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
204%
216%
226%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Vovovo or draw
48%
Vovovo or Royal Leopards
77%
Draw or Royal Leopards
75%

Winning margin

Vovovo wins by 2+
10%
Royal Leopards wins by 2+
29%

Team goals

Vovovo 1+ goals
68%
Vovovo 2+ goals
32%
Vovovo 3+ goals
11%
Royal Leopards 1+ goals
83%
Royal Leopards 2+ goals
53%
Royal Leopards 3+ goals
26%

Draw no bet

Vovovo (draw refunded)
32%
Royal Leopards (draw refunded)
68%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

Vovovo at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.67 · 15 matches

Royal Leopards awaycreates 1.88, concedes 0.96 · 85 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Vovovo attack 1.33 + Royal Leopards defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.15

Royal Leopards attack 1.88 + Vovovo defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.77

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 52%?"

Vovovo scores more
25%
level
23%
Royal Leopards scores more
52%

Royal Leopards at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Royal Leopards 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: Vovovo vs Royal Leopards

Royal Leopards beat Vovovo 6-2 in Premier League on April 6, 2022.

The match was played at Prince of Wales Stadium in Mbabane.