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Al Ittehad vs Al MusannahProfessional League 2019

10/26/2021Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 3Al-Saada Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Al Ittehad25%
×Draw31%
Al Musannah43%
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 Ittehad
0.77
Al Musannah
1.11

Al Musannah creates 44% more chances

Season form · 30 home / 31 away

creates per match

Al Ittehad
0.60
Al Musannah
1.00

allows per match

Al Ittehad
1.23
Al Musannah
0.94

finishing

Al Ittehad+0.00on par
Al Musannah+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Ittehad

Al Musannah
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
0117%
029%
033%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
205%
215%
223%
231%
240%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (17%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
56%44%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Al Ittehad or draw
57%
Al Ittehad or Al Musannah
69%
Draw or Al Musannah
75%

Winning margin

Al Ittehad wins by 2+
8%
Al Musannah wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Al Ittehad 1+ goals
54%
Al Ittehad 2+ goals
18%
Al Ittehad 3+ goals
4%
Al Musannah 1+ goals
67%
Al Musannah 2+ goals
30%
Al Musannah 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Al Ittehad (draw refunded)
37%
Al Musannah (draw refunded)
63%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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 Ittehad at homecreates 0.60, concedes 1.23 · 30 matches

Al Musannah awaycreates 1.00, concedes 0.94 · 31 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 Ittehad attack 0.60 + Al Musannah defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.77

Al Musannah attack 1.00 + Al Ittehad defence 1.23 → ÷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 43%?"

Al Ittehad scores more
25%
level
31%
Al Musannah scores more
43%

Al Musannah at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Al Musannah 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 Ittehad vs Al Musannah

Al Musannah beat Al Ittehad 1-0 in Professional League on October 26, 2021.

The match was played at Al-Saada Stadium in Salalah.