ZESCO United 5–1 Trident: Result & Stats

ZESCO United

FT

5 – 1

HT: 3 – 0

Trident

5/25/2024

Super League · Round 33Levy Mwanawasa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

ZESCO United55%

×Draw27%

Trident18%

✓ 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.

ZESCO UnitedExpected goals in this matchTrident

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.

1.44

0.70

ZESCO United

1.44

Trident

0.70

ZESCO United creates 106% more chances

Season form · 110 home / 17 away

1.65

creates per match

0.71

0.70

allows per match

1.24

creates per match

ZESCO United

1.65

Trident

0.71

allows per match

ZESCO United

0.70

Trident

1.24

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

ZESCO United+0.00on par

Trident+0.00on par

Total goals

Under64
Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No62
Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

ZESCO United ↓

Trident →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–012%

0–18%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–017%

1–112%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–012%

2–19%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–14%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

88%12%1.5

63%37%2.5

36%64%3.5

17%83%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

ZESCO United or draw

82%

ZESCO United or Trident

73%

Draw or Trident

45%

Winning margin

ZESCO United wins by 2+

28%

Trident wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

ZESCO United 1+ goals

76%

ZESCO United 2+ goals

42%

ZESCO United 3+ goals

18%

Trident 1+ goals

50%

Trident 2+ goals

16%

Trident 3+ goals

3%

Draw no bet

ZESCO United (draw refunded)

75%

Trident (draw refunded)

25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

27%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

ZESCO United at home — creates 1.65, concedes 0.70 · 110 matches

Trident away — creates 0.71, concedes 1.24 · 17 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

ZESCO United attack 1.65 + Trident defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.44

Trident attack 0.71 + ZESCO United defence 0.70 → ÷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 55%?"

ZESCO United scores more

55%

level

27%

Trident scores more

18%

ZESCO United at 55% 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 55% 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