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Al Hala vs Al ShababPremier League 2019

Al Hala
Al Hala
FT
50
HT: 10
Al Shabab
Al Shabab
1/21/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 6Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 42+ matches

Al Hala36%
×Draw27%
Al Shabab37%
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 Hala
1.21
Al Shabab
1.23

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 42 home / 54 away

creates per match

Al Hala
0.95
Al Shabab
0.93

allows per match

Al Hala
1.52
Al Shabab
1.48

finishing

Al Hala+0.00on par
Al Shabab+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Hala

Al Shabab
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Hala or draw
63%
Al Hala or Al Shabab
73%
Draw or Al Shabab
64%

Winning margin

Al Hala wins by 2+
15%
Al Shabab wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Al Hala 1+ goals
70%
Al Hala 2+ goals
34%
Al Hala 3+ goals
12%
Al Shabab 1+ goals
71%
Al Shabab 2+ goals
35%
Al Shabab 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Al Hala (draw refunded)
49%
Al Shabab (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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 Hala at homecreates 0.95, concedes 1.52 · 42 matches

Al Shabab awaycreates 0.93, concedes 1.48 · 54 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 Hala attack 0.95 + Al Shabab defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.21

Al Shabab attack 0.93 + Al Hala defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 37%?"

Al Hala scores more
36%
level
27%
Al Shabab scores more
37%

Al Shabab at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Al Shabab 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

Al Hala 5 – 0 Al Shabab

Al Hala beat Al Shabab 5-0 in Premier League on January 21, 2020.

The match was played at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Muharraq.