Al Arabi 0–3 Al Riffa: Result & Stats | AFC Cup

Al Arabi

FT

0 – 3

HT: 0 – 0

Al Riffa

10/23/2023

AFC Cup · Group Stage - 3Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Al Arabi24%

×Draw27%

Al Riffa49%

✓ 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.

Al ArabiExpected goals in this matchAl Riffa

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.

0.92

1.42

Al Arabi

0.92

Al Riffa

1.42

Al Riffa creates 54% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 6 away

0.50

creates per match

1.83

1.00

allows per match

1.33

creates per match

Al Arabi

0.50

Al Riffa

1.83

allows per match

Al Arabi

1.00

Al Riffa

1.33

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Arabi+0.00on par

Al Riffa+0.00on par

Total goals

Under59
Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No54
Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Arabi ↓

Al Riffa →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–114%

0–210%

0–35%

0–42%

1

1–09%

1–113%

1–29%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–04%

2–16%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–01%

3–12%

3–21%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

68%32%2.5

41%59%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Al Arabi or draw

51%

Al Arabi or Al Riffa

73%

Draw or Al Riffa

76%

Winning margin

Al Arabi wins by 2+

8%

Al Riffa wins by 2+

24%

Team goals

Al Arabi 1+ goals

60%

Al Arabi 2+ goals

23%

Al Arabi 3+ goals

7%

Al Riffa 1+ goals

76%

Al Riffa 2+ goals

41%

Al Riffa 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Al Arabi (draw refunded)

33%

Al Riffa (draw refunded)

67%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

33%

Both score & under 3

13%

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 Arabi at home — creates 0.50, concedes 1.00 · 4 matches

Al Riffa away — creates 1.83, concedes 1.33 · 6 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 Arabi attack 0.50 + Al Riffa defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 0.92

Al Riffa attack 1.83 + Al Arabi defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.42

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 49%?"

Al Arabi scores more

24%

level

27%

Al Riffa scores more

49%

Al Riffa at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Al Riffa 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