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Al Bashair vs Al NasrProfessional League 2019

Al Bashair
Al Bashair
FT
02
HT: 01
Al Nasr
Al Nasr
4/11/2023Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 21Nizwa Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Al Bashair22%
×Draw28%
Al Nasr50%
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 Bashair
0.80
Al Nasr
1.36

Al Nasr creates 70% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 78 away

creates per match

Al Bashair
0.69
Al Nasr
1.03

allows per match

Al Bashair
1.69
Al Nasr
0.91

finishing

Al Bashair+0.00on par
Al Nasr+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Bashair

Al Nasr
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0116%
0211%
035%
042%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
204%
215%
223%
232%
241%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Bashair or draw
50%
Al Bashair or Al Nasr
72%
Draw or Al Nasr
78%

Winning margin

Al Bashair wins by 2+
7%
Al Nasr wins by 2+
24%

Team goals

Al Bashair 1+ goals
55%
Al Bashair 2+ goals
19%
Al Bashair 3+ goals
5%
Al Nasr 1+ goals
74%
Al Nasr 2+ goals
39%
Al Nasr 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Al Bashair (draw refunded)
31%
Al Nasr (draw refunded)
69%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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 Bashair at homecreates 0.69, concedes 1.69 · 13 matches

Al Nasr awaycreates 1.03, concedes 0.91 · 78 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 Bashair attack 0.69 + Al Nasr defence 0.91 → ÷2 → 0.80

Al Nasr attack 1.03 + Al Bashair defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 1.36

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 50%?"

Al Bashair scores more
22%
level
28%
Al Nasr scores more
50%

Al Nasr at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Al Nasr 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 Bashair vs Al Nasr

Al Nasr beat Al Bashair 2-0 in Professional League on April 11, 2023.

The match was played at Nizwa Sports Complex in Nizwa.