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Shabana v Nairobi United

Shabana
0–0Full time
Nairobi United

FKF Premier League · SUN 18 OCT

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 16:04
Shabana 0–0 Nairobi United SHABANA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Shabana win36%
The market said33%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.755
The market’s Brier score0.670

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay7 notes · 8 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Shabana win at 36%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Shabana was 36% before kick-off and our model makes it 36% now. 0–0 · 36–29–35
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Shabana v Nairobi United
  4. 30′THE CALL SWINGS · 30' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Shabana win 32%)
  5. 45′SECOND HALF Shabana 0–0 Nairobi United
  6. 46′HALF-TIME Shabana 0–0 Nairobi United
  7. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 52' Shabana win: 36% at kick-off, 26% now
  8. 58′We said Shabana at 36%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–52–24
  9. 68′We said Shabana at 36%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–62–19
  10. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Shabana win: 36% at kick-off, 16% now
  11. 76′We said Shabana at 36%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 14–72–14
  12. 82′We said Shabana at 36%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–82–9
  13. 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 85' Shabana win: 36% at kick-off, 6% now
  14. 89′We said Shabana at 36%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–0 · 4–92–4
  15. 94′Full time, 0–0. We called Shabana at 36% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 0–0 · 0–100–0
  16. FTFULL TIME Shabana 0–0 Nairobi United
  17. FTShabana 0–0 Nairobi United · Shabana win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Shabana just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Shabana 36%, draw 29%, Nairobi United 35%. Over 2.5 goals 40%, both teams to score 46%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 16 Oct 22:02 · locked at kick-off

Shabana win36%
Draw29%
Nairobi United win35%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 13:00

RoundMatchday 2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Shabana

Nairobi United

8Days since last match7

Last match: 10 Oct · FKF Premier League

Last match: 11 Oct · FKF Premier League

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
5Shabana1+13
7Nairobi United101

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · shabana winFirst published 16 Oct 22:02 · locked at kick-off
36% The market33%
Us36%
Market33%

We make Shabana a 36% chance to win. The market has them at 33%. We are 3 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.2–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Shabana v Nairobi United1.16 – 1.14
Form · FKF Premier League this season · since 10 OctW1 D0 L0 · W0 D1 L0
Table places · points 3 v 15 v 7
The market · Shabana win33% · ours 36%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40% 16 OCT 22:1018 OCT 12:44
Our probability · Shabana win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 33% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Shabana win36%33%+3
Draw29%33%−4
Nairobi United win35%34%+1
Over 2.5 goals40%37%+3
Both teams to score46%45%+1
Over 1.5 goals67%61%+6
Over 3.5 goals20%19%+1
Shabana or draw65%66%−1
Shabana clean sheet32%––
Nairobi United clean sheet32%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.4%
0123450 10.7 11.1 6.5 2.5 1 11.3 13.4 7.4 2.8 2 6.7 7.5 4.3 3 2.6 2.9 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Shabana down, Nairobi United across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2023/24
Goals a meeting3.50
Over 2.52 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsNAI 3–0 SHA · SHA 1–3 NAI

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · FKF Premier League this season · since 10 Oct

SHABANA

W1–0

NAIROBI UNITED

D2–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1GOR Mahia2+36
2KCB2+14
3Tusker1+23
4Homeboyz1+13
5Shabana1+13
6Mara Sugar101
7Nairobi United101
83K101
9Kenya Police101
10Migori Youth101
11AFC Leopards101
12Bandari101
13Mathare United2−11
14APS Bomet2−11
15Posta Rangers FC1−10
16Mombasa Elite1−10
17Murang'a SEAL1−20
18Ulinzi Stars1−20

The competition's standings before kick-off.