Samoa vs Tonga: result 2-0 and analysis
Pacific GamesGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on July 12, 2019 at 06:00 AM (UTC)National Soccer Stadium Samoa, Apia
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What was the result of Samoa vs Tonga?
Samoa won 2-0 on July 12, 2019.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Samoa have 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats; Tonga have 0, 0 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2019 | New Zealand(away) | 1-5 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Papua New Guinea(home) | 0-6 | Pacific Games |
| Jun 5, 2016 | Papua New Guinea(home) | 0-8 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Jun 1, 2016 | New Caledonia(away) | 0-7 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| May 29, 2016 | Tahiti(away) | 0-4 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2019 | New Zealand(home) | 0-13 | Pacific Games |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Fiji(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Dec 8, 2017 | New Caledonia(home) | 2-4 | Friendlies |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Vanuatu(away) | 0-5 | Friendlies |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Solomon Islands(home) | 0-8 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Samoa win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Tonga win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2015 | Tonga 0-3 Samoa | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
How many goals should we expect?
Samoa score 0.9 and concede 4.1 goals per match over their last 8; Tonga score 0.4 and concede 5.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1 | 2/8 | 7/8 |
| Tonga | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0 | 2/8 | 8/8 |
Over the last 8 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