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Gabon vs Zimbabwe: prediction and stats
FriendliesFriendlies 3Kick-off on January 7, 2017 at 12:00 AM (UTC)TBC (Morocco), TBC
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gabon have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Zimbabwe have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2016 | Mali(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Morocco(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jan 24, 2016 | Ivory Coast(away) | 1-4 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 20, 2016 | Rwanda(away) | 1-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Morocco(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 | Uganda(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Mali(home) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Zambia(home) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Lesotho(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Oct 18, 2015 | Lesotho(home) | 3-1 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Gabon score 1.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Zimbabwe score 0.9 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy