Bulawayo Chiefs v Ngezi Platinum prediction · Premier Soccer League

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 17:28

Bulawayo Chiefs 0–2 Ngezi Platinum NGEZI PLATINUM WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT0–0 EXACTLY · WRONG

~~We said Ngezi Platinum win~~40%

~~Brier score, this match · lower is better~~0.547

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 replay13 notes · 7 alerts

0′Before kick-off: we said Ngezi Platinum win at 40%.
10′Much as we predicted: Ngezi Platinum was 40% before kick-off and our model makes it 38% now. 0–0 · 27–35–38
24′Ngezi Platinum find the net on 24′. 0–0 · 26–38–36
25′Ngezi Platinum find the net on 15′. 0–0 · 26–38–36
27′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 74%. 0–1 · 7–19–74
27′⚽ GOAL · 15' Bulawayo Chiefs 0–1 Ngezi Platinum
27′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 27' Ngezi Platinum win: 40% at kick-off, 74% now
29′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 75%. 0–1 · 7–19–75
30′Goals are coming at about the 2.0 we expected. 0–1 · 7–19–75
45′HALF-TIME Bulawayo Chiefs 0–1 Ngezi Platinum
48′SECOND HALF Bulawayo Chiefs 0–1 Ngezi Platinum
51′Ngezi Platinum find the net on 15′. 0–1. 0–1 · 4–17–79
52′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 79%. 0–1 · 4–17–79
52′Goals are coming at about the 2.0 we expected. 0–1 · 4–17–79
54′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 80%. 0–1 · 3–17–80
54′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 54' Ngezi Platinum win: 40% at kick-off, 80% now
68′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 85%. 0–1 · 2–14–85
77′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 90%. 0–1 · 1–10–90
77′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 77' Ngezi Platinum win: 40% at kick-off, 90% now
84′We published Ngezi Platinum at 40%. Our model now makes it 95%. 0–1 · 0–5–95
FTFULL TIME Bulawayo Chiefs 0–2 Ngezi Platinum
FTBulawayo Chiefs 0–2 Ngezi Platinum · Ngezi Platinum win: right · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 0–0 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.

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Ngezi Platinum are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Bulawayo Chiefs 28%, draw 33%, Ngezi Platinum 40%. Over 2.5 goals 33%, both teams to score 41%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Bulawayo Chiefs win28%

Draw33%

Ngezi Platinum win40%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 14:00

RoundMatchday 31

VenueLuveve Stadium

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Bulawayo Chiefs

Ngezi Platinum

7Days since last match9

Last match: 10 Oct · Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe)

Last match: 8 Oct · Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe)

1Matches in previous 14 days1

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

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
3	Ngezi Platinum	30	+11	52
14	Bulawayo Chiefs	30	−10	31

Match statistics

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Line-ups

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

Our number · ngezi platinum winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

40% The market–

Us40%

We make Ngezi Platinum a 40% chance to win. The model expects 0.9–1.1, and 0–0 is the single most likely score at 15%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Bulawayo Chiefs v Ngezi Platinum~~0.89 – 1.13

~~Form · last six in Premier Soccer League this season · since 26 July~~W2 D1 L3 · W3 D2 L1

~~Table places · points 31 v 52~~14 v 3

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

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Bulawayo Chiefs win	28%	–	–
Draw	33%	–	–
Ngezi Platinum win	40%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	33%	–	–
Both teams to score	41%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	61%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	15%	–	–
Bulawayo Chiefs or draw	60%	–	–
Bulawayo Chiefs clean sheet	33%	–	–
Ngezi Platinum clean sheet	41%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–0 at 14.6%

0123450 14.6 13.8 8.4 3.2 1 10.7 14.4 7.4 2.8 2 5.3 5.9 3.3 3 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Bulawayo Chiefs down, Ngezi Platinum across0–5 goals a side shown (99.8% 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.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,799 Premier Soccer League matches up to 11 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Premier Soccer League matches have gone over 2.5 in 30.7% of games this season, across 270 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 9 previous meetings since 2019 in every competition we cover, 2.33 goals a meeting; 2 of 9 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Bulawayo Chiefs at home: 0.83 scored, 0.50 conceded a game (last 6). Ngezi Platinum away: 1.17 scored, 0.67 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

0.89 goals for Bulawayo Chiefs, 1.13 for Ngezi Platinum. Most likely score 0–0.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2019

~~Goals a meeting~~2.33

~~Over 2.5~~2 of 9

~~Both scored~~5 of 9

~~Last meetings~~NGE 4–2 BUL · BUL 1–1 NGE · NGE 1–0 BUL · NGE 1–0 BUL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier Soccer League this season · since 26 July

BULAWAYO CHIEFS

WWDLLL1–0 · 2–1 · 0–0 · 1–2 · 1–2 · 0–2

NGEZI PLATINUM

LWWDDW1–2 · 1–0 · 2–0 · 0–0 · 2–2 · 1–0

The table

2026

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Hardrock	30	+34	63
2	Scotland Mabvuku	30	+34	61
3	Ngezi Platinum	30	+11	52
4	Dynamos	30	+18	51
5	CAPS United	30	+9	48
6	Herentals	30	+3	48
7	MWOS	30	+7	42
8	Highlanders	30	+4	42
9	Chicken Inn	30	−1	42
10	Platinum	30	−1	40
11	Simba Bhora	30	−1	36
12	Kariba	30	−8	32
13	Hunters	30	−11	32
14	Bulawayo Chiefs	30	−10	31
15	Agama	30	−22	25
16	Triangle United	30	−14	24
17	TelOne	30	−22	22
18	Manica Diamonds	30	−30	20