Scoreo

Young Africans vs Dodoma JijiLigi kuu Bara 2025

Young Africans
Young Africans
FT
31
HT: 11
Dodoma Jiji
Dodoma Jiji
P. Dube 67'
Depu 61', 45' (pen)
W. Edgar 42'
1/27/2026Ligi kuu BaraLigi kuu Bara · Round 8Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 20+ matches

Young Africans79%
×Draw15%
Dodoma Jiji6%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Young Africans
2.37
Dodoma Jiji
0.48

Young Africans creates 394% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 23 away

creates per match

Young Africans
2.95
Dodoma Jiji
0.61

allows per match

Young Africans
0.35
Dodoma Jiji
1.78

finishing

Young Africans+0.00on par
Dodoma Jiji+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Young Africans

Dodoma Jiji
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
1014%
117%
122%
130%
140%
2
2016%
218%
222%
230%
240%
3
3013%
316%
321%
330%
340%
4
408%
414%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (16%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
54%46%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Young Africans or draw
94%
Young Africans or Dodoma Jiji
85%
Draw or Dodoma Jiji
21%

Winning margin

Young Africans wins by 2+
56%
Dodoma Jiji wins by 2+
1%

Team goals

Young Africans 1+ goals
91%
Young Africans 2+ goals
68%
Young Africans 3+ goals
42%
Dodoma Jiji 1+ goals
38%
Dodoma Jiji 2+ goals
8%
Dodoma Jiji 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Young Africans (draw refunded)
93%
Dodoma Jiji (draw refunded)
7%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
7%

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

Young Africans at homecreates 2.95, concedes 0.35 · 20 matches

Dodoma Jiji awaycreates 0.61, concedes 1.78 · 23 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Young Africans attack 2.95 + Dodoma Jiji defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 2.37

Dodoma Jiji attack 0.61 + Young Africans defence 0.35 → ÷2 → 0.48

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 79%?"

Young Africans scores more
79%
level
15%
Dodoma Jiji scores more
6%

Young Africans at 79% 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 79% does not mean "Young Africans 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.

Young
Dodoma
58'M. DamaroM. Yahya
58'D. AbuyaB. Conte
58'A. OkelloM. Nzengeli
78'G. MzunguP. Zouzoua
85'L. KoumaP. Dube

Young Africans substitutes

64'G. KasangaS. Khleffin
64'G. MakangaA. Kimweli
72'A. NsataA. Banda
72'J. WaziriW. Edgar

Match Recap: Young Africans vs Dodoma Jiji

Young Africans beat Dodoma Jiji 3-1 in Ligi kuu Bara on January 27, 2026.

Goals: W. Edgar (42'), Depu (45' pen, 61'), P. Dube (67').

The match was played at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.