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Samoa vs Fiji

Australia & Oceania Australia & Oceania

OFC Nations Cup HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
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Match Events

3' Event
Hughes S.
21'
Raheem M.
23'
Wara S.

AI Match Summary

Fiji in this OFC Nations Cup tie, finishing 1-9. One-off knockout football delivers a decisive result.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

13%
Samoa
17%
Draws
70%
Fiji
Draw rate projection: 17% Favored: Fiji

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

88% / Very High Confidence
  • Attack-wise there's a gap: Fiji at 1.63 per game, Samoa at 0.33.
  • Model gives Fiji a 70% chance of winning this.
  • Both sides arrive with similar form. In a knockout tie, that makes this genuinely unpredictable.
  • Historical meetings favor Fiji, who have won 3 of the last 5 encounters.
  • High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).
  • History favors Fiji here — 5 wins from the last 5 head-to-heads.

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 98%
Over 1.5 Goals 87.5%
Over 2.5 Goals 78%
Over 3.5 Goals 46%
Over 4.5 Goals 21%
Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 69%
Samoa Clean Sheet 10%
Fiji Clean Sheet 20%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric Samoa Fiji
Matches Played 30 29
Wins 11 11
Draws 1 8
Losses 18 10
Goals Scored 0.33 1.63
Goals Conceded 5 0.88
Expected Goals (xG) 0.33 1.63
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA) 5.00 0.88

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Jun 19, 2024 OFC Nations Cup
Samoa vs Fiji
1:9
Aug 18, 2011 Friendly International
Fiji vs Samoa
5:1
Aug 17, 2011 Friendly International
Fiji vs Samoa
3:0
May 18, 2004 World Championship
Samoa vs Fiji
0:4
Apr 11, 2001 World Championship
Samoa vs Fiji
1:6

Key Player Impact Analysis

Key performers and expected goal involvement factors

Samoa Compare

Top Goalscorer Salisbury L. L. M.
1 Goals
Avg xG / game 0.25
Avg xA / game 0.17

Fiji Compare

Top Goalscorer Hughes S.
2 Goals
Assists Leader Dogalau E.
2 Ast
Avg xG / game 1.48
Avg xA / game 0.91

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

Samoa 14 / 100
Fiji 67 / 100
How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

ATTACK DEFENCE POSSESSION DISCIPLINE
Samoa Fiji

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick FIJ Win (2)
Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS Yes
Correct Score 1:2
BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)
Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

Historical meetings average 6.00 goals per match.

Fiji let in goals in 72% of their last 29 matches.

Difficult form: Fiji registered 3 defeats in their last 5 games.

Samoa found the back of the net in 53% of recent matches (30 games).

Scoring Trends

Samoa VS Fiji
0.33 Goals Scored 1.63
5 Goals Conceded 0.88
100% Over 1.5 75%
100% Over 2.5 38%
67% Over 3.5 25%

Recent Form & Match History

Samoa

(Home)
18 Nov
Samoa
0 : 8
New Zealand
15 Nov
Samoa
0 : 3
Tahiti
12 Oct
Vanuatu
4 : 1
Samoa
09 Sept
Tonga
1 : 2
Samoa
06 Sept
American Samoa
0 : 2
Samoa
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Fiji

(Away)
09 Jun
Vanuatu
2 : 2
Fiji
06 Jun
Vanuatu
2 : 1
Fiji
22 Nov
Fiji
1 : 1
Solomon Islands
20 Nov
Papua New Guinea
2 : 0
Fiji
17 Nov
Vanuatu
2 : 0
Fiji
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League Standings (Group 1)

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1New Zealand22007:06
2Vanuatu21011:43
3Solomon Islands20020:40
4New Caledonia00000:00
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League Standings (Group 2)

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Fiji330015:29
2Tahiti31113:24
3Papua New Guinea31114:74
4Samoa30032:130
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