Tournament Table

Mathematical statistics of goals - Football. CAF. African Nations Cup

Graphs of sample (in blue) and basic random variables (probability density)

Quantity of matches (sample size) : 391, period of time : 01-20-2008 - 06-15-2021

Match total

Average per match E = 2.24, variance V = 2.53, SD = 1.59, E/V = 0.89, Min = 0, Max = 8
Basic random variable ~ Poisson distribution: Pois(E)

Home team goals

Average per match E = 1.29, variance V = 1.26, SD = 1.12, E/V = 1.02, Min = 0, Max = 5
Basic random variable ~ Poisson distribution: Pois(E) and authentic random variable ~ Severyn distribition: Sever(E, V) •••

Away team goals

Average per match E = 0.95, variance V = 1.23, SD = 1.11, E/V = 0.77, Min = 0, Max = 6
Basic random variable ~ Poisson distribution: Pois(E) and authentic random variable ~ Severyn distribition: Sever(E, V) •••

Goals difference

Average per match E = 0.34, variance V = 2.45, SD = 1.56, E/V = 0.14, Min = -5, Max = 5
Basic random variable ~ Skellam distribution: Pois(E1)-Pois(E2)