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Al-Gharafa vs Al-JaziraAFC Champions League 2018

Al-Gharafa
Al-Gharafa
FT
23
HT: 21
Al-Jazira
Al-Jazira
4/3/2018AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions League · Group Stage - 5Al Gharafa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

Al-Gharafa48%
×Draw25%
Al-Jazira28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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-Gharafa
1.63
Al-Jazira
1.18

Al-Gharafa creates 38% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 7 away

creates per match

Al-Gharafa
1.39
Al-Jazira
1.14

allows per match

Al-Gharafa
1.22
Al-Jazira
1.86

finishing

Al-Gharafa+0.00on par
Al-Jazira+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Gharafa

Al-Jazira
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
017%
024%
032%
040%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Al-Gharafa or draw
72%
Al-Gharafa or Al-Jazira
75%
Draw or Al-Jazira
52%

Winning margin

Al-Gharafa wins by 2+
25%
Al-Jazira wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al-Gharafa 1+ goals
80%
Al-Gharafa 2+ goals
48%
Al-Gharafa 3+ goals
22%
Al-Jazira 1+ goals
69%
Al-Jazira 2+ goals
33%
Al-Jazira 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al-Gharafa (draw refunded)
63%
Al-Jazira (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
12%

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-Gharafa at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.22 · 18 matches

Al-Jazira awaycreates 1.14, concedes 1.86 · 7 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-Gharafa attack 1.39 + Al-Jazira defence 1.86 → ÷2 → 1.63

Al-Jazira attack 1.14 + Al-Gharafa defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.18

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 48%?"

Al-Gharafa scores more
48%
level
25%
Al-Jazira scores more
28%

Al-Gharafa at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Al-Gharafa 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.

Player of the match

7
Ali Ahmed MabkhoutAl-JaziraAl-Jazira · F
8.3

Possession

46%Al-Gharafa

Shots

9Al-Gharafa

Pass accuracy

49%Al-Gharafa

Statistics

Al-GharafaAl-Jazira
Overview
46%Possession54%
9Total Shots12
6Corners4
12Fouls14
Shots
9Total Shots12
2On Target7
4Off Target3
3Blocked2
2Inside Box8
7Outside Box4
Passing
46%Possession54%
401Total Passes468
303Accurate Passes374
76%Pass Accuracy80%
Goalkeeping
4Saves0
Discipline
12Fouls14
4Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
1Offsides2

Match Recap: Al-Gharafa vs Al-Jazira

Al-Jazira beat Al-Gharafa 3-2 in AFC Champions League on April 3, 2018.

Goals: Romarinho (14'), Ahmed Alaaeldin (28'), Diogo Amado (44'), Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (70', 90+4').

Al-Jazira controlled possession (54%) and registered 12 shots to 9.

The match was played at Al Gharafa Stadium in Doha.