Premier League · Regular Season - 2
Young Buffaloes2–1Moneni Pirates
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Match prediction · 3 October 2026
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THE PREDICTION
Our match outlook
Away or drawLost
Based on 10 previous home-team games and 10 previous away-team games. Small samples provide less evidence.
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Match information
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Trade Fair Ground
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- Match Finished
- Score
- 2–1
- 90-minute score
- 2–1
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Real Scored match analysis
Young Buffaloes vs Moneni Pirates: match review and analysis
Young Buffaloes vs Moneni Pirates in Premier League on 3 October 2026 has finished at full time. The match goal score was 2–1. Review the team form and league context below.
Real Scored brings together the match information, available team results and current standings below. The saved pre-match selection is Away or draw.
Young Buffaloes recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the 10 games used here, scoring 7 and conceding 8. Moneni Pirates recorded 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, with 11 scored and 8 conceded across 10 games.
| Statistic | Young Buffaloes | Moneni Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 10 | 10 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Draws | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 7 | 11 |
| Goals conceded | 8 | 8 |
| Over 1.5 games | 3 | 6 |
Why this selection?
The calculation combines each team’s recent attacking record with the opposing defence. Newer games receive more weight, and results at the same home or away venue receive extra weight.
Young Buffaloes: (0.69 weighted goals scored + 0.63 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 0.66 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
Moneni Pirates: (1.22 weighted goals scored + 0.71 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 0.96 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
The model favours the away side avoiding defeat. An away win or a draw satisfies this selection. It ranked highest when comparing the three double-chance options with Over 1.5 using a Poisson goal model.
Model goals are estimates from past scores, not shot-based expected goals. These form records were saved with the prediction before kickoff. League position is context below and is not an input to this goal model. Injuries, lineups and odds are not included.
Recent results and goal trends
LAST 10 GAMES
Young Buffaloes recent form
0.70 goals scored and 0.80 conceded per game. 3 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers FCPremier League | Away | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Ezulwini UnitedPremier League | Home | 1–0 | Won | |
| HighlandersPremier League | Away | 1–0 | Won | |
| Ubombo SugarPremier League | Away | 0–0 | Draw | |
| AmawelePremier League | Home | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Mbabane SwallowsPremier League | Away | 1–0 | Won | |
| Nsingizini HotspursPremier League | Home | 1–1 | Draw | |
| SisonkhePremier League | Home | 2–2 | Draw | |
| Manzini Sea BirdsPremier League | Away | 0–3 | Lost | |
| Green MambaPremier League | Away | 1–0 | Won |
Scores shown from Young Buffaloes’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
LAST 10 GAMES
Moneni Pirates recent form
1.10 goals scored and 0.80 conceded per game. 6 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nsingizini HotspursPremier League | Home | 1–0 | Won | |
| Malanti ChiefsPremier League | Away | 3–0 | Won | |
| Mbabane SwallowsPremier League | Away | 1–1 | Draw | |
| AmawelePremier League | Away | 1–0 | Won | |
| Ubombo SugarPremier League | Home | 1–1 | Draw | |
| TabankuluPremier League | Home | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Green MambaPremier League | Away | 1–1 | Draw | |
| Rangers FCPremier League | Away | 0–1 | Lost | |
| HighlandersPremier League | Home | 2–2 | Draw | |
| Nsingizini HotspursPremier League | Home | 1–1 | Draw |
Scores shown from Moneni Pirates’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
LEAGUE CONTEXT
Premier League — current table
Season 2026 · Latest stored table, updated . Refresh delayed; showing the last available table. This table may include games played after this prediction was made.
Moneni Pirates are ranked 7 in Regular Season, with 3 points from 2 games.
Young Buffaloes are ranked 8 in Regular Season, with 3 points from 2 games.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ubombo Sugar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Highlanders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Royal Leopards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | PPK Professionals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Green Mamba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Ezulwini United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Moneni Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Young Buffaloes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Nsingizini Hotspurs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Rangers FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Madlenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Manzini Sea Birds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Tabankulu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Mbabane Swallows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Red Rhinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Amawele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
P: played · W: wins · D: draws · L: losses · GF/GA: goals for/against · GD: goal difference · Pts: points. Highlighted rows identify this match’s teams.
About this prediction
We compare each team’s recent goals scored and conceded, giving more weight to recent games and the same home or away venue. A goal model then chooses double chance or Over 1.5 goals. Predictions can change before kickoff and are not guaranteed results. Live scores refresh every 5 seconds.