SC Villa vs Buhimba United Saints: match statistics

SC Villa clearly dominates at home: 67% home wins and 0% defeats, scoring on average 1.67 goals and conceding only 0.42 per match, with 58% clean sheets. In the last 5 home matches the hosts scored 5 goals, won 3, drew 1 and lost 1, averaging 2 points per game, while Buhimba United Saints have lost all of their last 5 matches, conceded 11 goals and scored only 1. The quality gap in chances is significant: SC Villa averages 11.09 shots and 4.36 on target at home with a 16% conversion rate, whereas Buhimba away averages 6.11 shots and 2.89 on target with a 7% conversion and 67% of matches without scoring. xG metrics confirm the home advantage — SC Villa has 1.47 xG at home versus Buhimba’s 0.96 xG away, while the visitors concede 2.2 xG on average away which correlates with 2.83 goals conceded. Considering the season-long record of 13 wins for SC Villa versus 4 for Buhimba, the large gap in attacking efficiency and defence, and the visitors’ dreadful away form, I forecast a home win.

Statistics strongly favor a 'no' scenario: Buhimba United concedes an average of 2.83 goals per match this season and 2.2 in the last five, while scoring only 0.58 seasonally and 0.2 in the last 5 (1 goal in the last 5). SC Villa has better recent attacking form in the last 5 — 5 goals (1.0 per match) and recent xG_for 1.44 versus Buhimba’s 0.91; season-to-date they have 31 scored against 12 conceded. BTTS rates are low for both teams: season BTTS are 33% (SC Villa) and 25% (Buhimba), and in the last 5 matches both sides have BTTS only 20%, below the league level of 39%. Additionally, Buhimba averages only 6.11 shots per match and 2.89 on target with a 7% conversion rate, while SC Villa records 8.36 shots, 3.09 on target and a 9% conversion, so it’s more likely only the home side will score. Based on this, I tip No for both teams to score: 'no' 75% vs 'yes' 25%.

xG and statistical analysis indicate a combined expected 2.96 goals: home side about 1.66 (home xG 1.13 vs opponents’ xG against 2.20 → average 1.66), away side about 1.30 (away xG 0.96 vs opponents’ xG against 1.63 → 1.30). Season metrics show both teams have 67% of matches over 1.5 goals, and Buhimba United Saints concede on average 2.83 goals per match and have conceded 11 goals in their last 5 fixtures, increasing the likelihood of further goals. SC Villa have scored 5 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, indicating better form and defensive stability for the hosts. A Poisson model with a total mean ≈2.96 yields roughly an 80% probability for Over 1.5, about 57% for Over 2.5 and around 35% for Over 3.5; therefore the strongest signal from the data is Over 1.5.

SC Villa are the clear favorites: in the last five matches they have a 60% win rate (60% vs 0% for Buhimba) and home form is 'lwwdw' versus 'lllll' for the visitors. Hosts lead at the break more often and score more — in 40% of their last five fixtures they were leading at half-time (40% vs 0% for the away side) and they average 0.6 goals by half-time compared to 0.2 for Buhimba. Buhimba have significant defensive issues: they concede an average of 2.83 goals per match this season versus 1.33 conceded by SC Villa, and xG is 1.13 for the hosts vs 0.96 for the visitors with Buhimba’s expected goals conceded around 2.2; additionally the visitors were behind at the break in 91% of their seasonal appearances. The hosts’ advantage persists after the interval — in the last five matches they average 1.4 points in the second half versus 0.4 for Buhimba, and average shots are 8.36 vs 6.11, so the most likely scenario is SC Villa leading at half-time and winning at full-time (1/1).