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Young Buffaloes vs Tambankulu CalliesPremier League 2020

12/19/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 6Prince of Wales Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 42+ matches

Young Buffaloes61%
×Draw24%
Tambankulu Callies15%
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.

Young Buffaloes
1.68
Tambankulu Callies
0.70

Young Buffaloes creates 140% more chances

Season form · 83 home / 42 away

creates per match

Young Buffaloes
1.84
Tambankulu Callies
0.74

allows per match

Young Buffaloes
0.66
Tambankulu Callies
1.52

finishing

Young Buffaloes+0.00on par
Tambankulu Callies+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Young Buffaloes

Tambankulu Callies
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
016%
022%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
42%58%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Young Buffaloes or draw
85%
Young Buffaloes or Tambankulu Callies
76%
Draw or Tambankulu Callies
39%

Winning margin

Young Buffaloes wins by 2+
34%
Tambankulu Callies wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Young Buffaloes 1+ goals
81%
Young Buffaloes 2+ goals
50%
Young Buffaloes 3+ goals
24%
Tambankulu Callies 1+ goals
50%
Tambankulu Callies 2+ goals
16%
Tambankulu Callies 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Young Buffaloes (draw refunded)
80%
Tambankulu Callies (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Young Buffaloes at homecreates 1.84, concedes 0.66 · 83 matches

Tambankulu Callies awaycreates 0.74, concedes 1.52 · 42 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 Buffaloes attack 1.84 + Tambankulu Callies defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.68

Tambankulu Callies attack 0.74 + Young Buffaloes defence 0.66 → ÷2 → 0.70

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 61%?"

Young Buffaloes scores more
61%
level
24%
Tambankulu Callies scores more
15%

Young Buffaloes at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Young Buffaloes 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: Young Buffaloes vs Tambankulu Callies

Young Buffaloes and Tambankulu Callies drew 0-0 in Premier League on December 19, 2021.

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