ZESCO United vs NAPSA Stars — Super League 2019
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 93+ matches
ZESCO United53%
NAPSA Stars19%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
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.
ZESCO United creates 94% more chances
Season form · 110 home / 93 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under66
- Over34
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No63
- Yes37
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
ZESCO United ↓
Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
ZESCO United at home — creates 1.65, concedes 0.70 · 110 matches
NAPSA Stars away — creates 0.71, concedes 1.08 · 93 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
ZESCO United attack 1.65 + NAPSA Stars defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.36
NAPSA Stars attack 0.71 + ZESCO United defence 0.70 → ÷2 → 0.70
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 53%?"
ZESCO United at 53% 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 53% does not mean "ZESCO United 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
Power Dynamos
Red Arrows
Man Utd Zambia Academy
Kabwe Warriors
Nchanga Rangers
Green Eagles
Zanaco
Mufulira WanderersZESCO United
Konkola Blades
Kansanshi Dynamos
Nkana
Green Buffaloes
NkwaziNAPSA Stars
Mutondo Stars
Prison Leopards
MinesIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
ZESCO United host NAPSA Stars on Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 13:00. The match is part of the Super League 2019/2020 season.
Super League: ZESCO United 0–0 NAPSA Stars
ZESCO United and NAPSA Stars drew 0-0 in Super League on December 22, 2024.
The match was played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.