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Al Ahly vs Nogoom El Mostakbal FCPremier League 2018

Al Ahly
Al Ahly
FT
20
HT: 10
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
12/17/2018Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 12Al Salam Stadium (Cairo Military Production Stadium) (Cairo)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Al Ahly61%
×Draw22%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC16%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Al Ahly
1.86
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
0.84

Al Ahly creates 121% more chances

Season form · 126 home / 17 away

creates per match

Al Ahly
2.13
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
1.12

allows per match

Al Ahly
0.56
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
1.59

finishing

Al Ahly+0.00on par
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Ahly

Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
016%
022%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al Ahly or draw
84%
Al Ahly or Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
78%
Draw or Nogoom El Mostakbal FC
39%

Winning margin

Al Ahly wins by 2+
36%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Al Ahly 1+ goals
84%
Al Ahly 2+ goals
55%
Al Ahly 3+ goals
28%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC 1+ goals
57%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC 2+ goals
21%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Al Ahly (draw refunded)
79%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Al Ahly at homecreates 2.13, concedes 0.56 · 126 matches

Nogoom El Mostakbal FC awaycreates 1.12, concedes 1.59 · 17 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Al Ahly attack 2.13 + Nogoom El Mostakbal FC defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.86

Nogoom El Mostakbal FC attack 1.12 + Al Ahly defence 0.56 → ÷2 → 0.84

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 61%?"

Al Ahly scores more
61%
level
22%
Nogoom El Mostakbal FC scores more
16%

Al Ahly at 61% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 61% does not mean "Al Ahly will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Al Ahly vs Nogoom El Mostakbal FC

Al Ahly beat Nogoom El Mostakbal FC 2-0 in Premier League on December 17, 2018.

The match was played at Al Salam Stadium (Cairo Military Production Stadium) (Cairo).