Benchmarked to the 74-team field they come out 178 points clear of average, scores 0.07 above it in attack, concedes 0.40 below it in defence. The underlying figure is 1735, over 32 rated matches.
In our record of their last 12 games across competitions, a margin of 3 — the 3-0 — is the high-water mark in that sample. Narrowing the records to five matches gives 2 wins against 1 loss. Taking their latest 12 recorded matches across competitions, playing at home they have taken 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, against 1-2-3 on the road. In our record of their last 12 games across competitions, their heaviest defeat reads 0-2. Per match that is 1.00 at one end, 0.70 at the other. Against field-average opposition, their expected points share is about 73.6%. The figure is 1735, supported by 32 matches of record. Split into parts: 0.96 attack, 0.51 defence — on the latter, lower is better. Form in 10 recorded matches: 1.5 points per game, 4 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost.
The series behind this rating is still short — no curve is drawn from it yet.
Our elo-poisson-v1 model produced the above from the full match record.
Team Overview
Young Africans have an Elo score of 1735 under our model. Young Africans drew with Gaborone United 1-1 in CAF Champions League's 2026/27 season, then beat Gaborone United 2-1. Young Africans conceded 7 goals over the latest 12 recorded matches across competitions, averaging 0.58 per game. Young Africans averaged 2.67 points at home and 0.83 away.