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The Bees vs Midlands Wanderers prediction and preview
31 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
The Bees host Midlands Wanderers in the 1st Division (South Africa) on 31 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 2.5 Goals — fewer than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 63% once the bookmaker margin is removed.
Going into the match, The Bees had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 7 of their last 10 matches, scoring 7 and conceding 14. Midlands Wanderers had won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 8 scored and 13 conceded.
Both teams scored in 4 of The Bees's last 10 and 4 of Midlands Wanderers's last 10; 4 and 1 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home The Bees averaged 0.67 goals scored and 0.83 conceded across 6 matches; away from home Midlands Wanderers averaged 0.86 scored and 2.14 conceded across 7.
Our team-strength model expects about 0.80 goals from The Bees and 0.85 from Midlands Wanderers. From that it rates a home win at 30%, a draw at 37% and an away win at 33%, against 38%, 31% and 31% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 77%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between The Bees (green) and Midlands Wanderers (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bees | LLLWL | 0.70 | 1.40 | 40% | 40% |
| Midlands Wanderers | LWLDL | 0.80 | 1.30 | 40% | 10% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Other markets we priced
| Market | Our probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Double Chance 12 | 69% | 1.30 |
| Under 2.5 Goals | 63% | 1.44 |
| 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals | 60% | 1.55 |
| BTTS No | 56% | 1.63 |
| The Bees Win | 42% | 2.35 |
| Draw | 31% | 2.90 |
| 0-0 | 17% | 5.50 |
| 1-0 | 15% | 6.00 |
Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.
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