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Al Diwaniya vs BaghdadIraqi League 2020

Al Diwaniya
Al Diwaniya
FT
20
HT: 10
Baghdad
Baghdad
1/11/2022Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 18Al Diwaniya Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 52+ matches

Al Diwaniya35%
×Draw29%
Baghdad36%
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 Diwaniya
1.08
Baghdad
1.11

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 52 home / 78 away

creates per match

Al Diwaniya
0.71
Baghdad
0.91

allows per match

Al Diwaniya
1.31
Baghdad
1.46

finishing

Al Diwaniya+0.00on par
Baghdad+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Diwaniya

Baghdad
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
217%
224%
231%
240%
3
302%
313%
321%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Diwaniya or draw
64%
Al Diwaniya or Baghdad
71%
Draw or Baghdad
65%

Winning margin

Al Diwaniya wins by 2+
14%
Baghdad wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Al Diwaniya 1+ goals
66%
Al Diwaniya 2+ goals
29%
Al Diwaniya 3+ goals
10%
Baghdad 1+ goals
67%
Baghdad 2+ goals
30%
Baghdad 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Al Diwaniya (draw refunded)
49%
Baghdad (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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 Diwaniya at homecreates 0.71, concedes 1.31 · 52 matches

Baghdad awaycreates 0.91, concedes 1.46 · 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 Diwaniya attack 0.71 + Baghdad defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.08

Baghdad attack 0.91 + Al Diwaniya defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.11

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 36%?"

Al Diwaniya scores more
35%
level
29%
Baghdad scores more
36%

Baghdad at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Baghdad 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 Diwaniya vs Baghdad

Al Diwaniya beat Baghdad 2-0 in Iraqi League on January 11, 2022.

The match was played at Al Diwaniya Stadium in Al Diwaniyah.