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Zanaco vs Nkana — Super League 2019

Zanaco
Zanaco
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Nkana
Nkana
2/28/2026Super LeagueSuper League · Round 22Sunset Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 111+ matches

Zanaco44%
×Draw30%
Nkana26%
✓ 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.

Zanaco
1.21
Nkana
0.86

Zanaco creates 41% more chances

Season form · 112 home / 111 away

creates per match

Zanaco
1.35
Nkana
0.82

allows per match

Zanaco
0.91
Nkana
1.07

finishing

Zanaco+0.00on par
Nkana+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Zanaco ↓

Nkana →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–013%
0–111%
0–25%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–09%
2–18%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Zanaco or draw
74%
Zanaco or Nkana
70%
Draw or Nkana
56%

Winning margin

Zanaco wins by 2+
19%
Nkana wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Zanaco 1+ goals
70%
Zanaco 2+ goals
34%
Zanaco 3+ goals
12%
Nkana 1+ goals
58%
Nkana 2+ goals
21%
Nkana 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Zanaco (draw refunded)
63%
Nkana (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
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

Zanaco at home — creates 1.35, concedes 0.91 · 112 matches

Nkana away — creates 0.82, concedes 1.07 · 111 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Zanaco attack 1.35 + Nkana defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.21

Nkana attack 0.82 + Zanaco defence 0.91 → ÷2 → 0.86

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 44%?"

Zanaco scores more
44%
level
30%
Nkana scores more
26%

Zanaco at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Zanaco 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: Zanaco vs Nkana

Zanaco beat Nkana 2-0 in Super League on February 28, 2026.

The match was played at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.