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Al Bukayriyah vs Al DraihDivision 1 2018

11/4/2020Division 1Division 1 · Round 3Al-Amal Club Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Al Bukayriyah42%
×Draw29%
Al Draih29%
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 Bukayriyah
1.25
Al Draih
0.99

Al Bukayriyah creates 26% more chances

Season form · 89 home / 38 away

creates per match

Al Bukayriyah
1.33
Al Draih
0.95

allows per match

Al Bukayriyah
1.04
Al Draih
1.16

finishing

Al Bukayriyah+0.00on par
Al Draih+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Bukayriyah

Al Draih
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Al Bukayriyah or draw
71%
Al Bukayriyah or Al Draih
71%
Draw or Al Draih
58%

Winning margin

Al Bukayriyah wins by 2+
19%
Al Draih wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Bukayriyah 1+ goals
71%
Al Bukayriyah 2+ goals
36%
Al Bukayriyah 3+ goals
13%
Al Draih 1+ goals
63%
Al Draih 2+ goals
26%
Al Draih 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al Bukayriyah (draw refunded)
59%
Al Draih (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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 Bukayriyah at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.04 · 89 matches

Al Draih awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.16 · 38 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 Bukayriyah attack 1.33 + Al Draih defence 1.16 → ÷2 → 1.25

Al Draih attack 0.95 + Al Bukayriyah defence 1.04 → ÷2 → 0.99

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 42%?"

Al Bukayriyah scores more
42%
level
29%
Al Draih scores more
29%

Al Bukayriyah at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al Bukayriyah 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 Bukayriyah vs Al Draih

Al Draih beat Al Bukayriyah 2-0 in Division 1 on November 4, 2020.

The match was played at Al-Amal Club Stadium in Al Bukayriyah.