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Al Jaish vs WathbaPremier League 2019

Al Jaish
Al Jaish
FT
11
HT: 00
Wathba
Wathba
6/18/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 21Tishreen Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Al Jaish42%
×Draw29%
Wathba29%
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 Jaish
1.21
Wathba
0.96

Al Jaish creates 26% more chances

Season form · 13 home / 82 away

creates per match

Al Jaish
1.69
Wathba
1.15

allows per match

Al Jaish
0.77
Wathba
0.72

finishing

Al Jaish+0.00on par
Wathba+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Jaish

Wathba
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Jaish or draw
71%
Al Jaish or Wathba
71%
Draw or Wathba
58%

Winning margin

Al Jaish wins by 2+
18%
Wathba wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Al Jaish 1+ goals
70%
Al Jaish 2+ goals
34%
Al Jaish 3+ goals
12%
Wathba 1+ goals
62%
Wathba 2+ goals
25%
Wathba 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Al Jaish (draw refunded)
59%
Wathba (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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 Jaish at homecreates 1.69, concedes 0.77 · 13 matches

Wathba awaycreates 1.15, concedes 0.72 · 82 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 Jaish attack 1.69 + Wathba defence 0.72 → ÷2 → 1.21

Wathba attack 1.15 + Al Jaish defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 Jaish scores more
42%
level
29%
Wathba scores more
29%

Al Jaish 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 Jaish 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

Premier League: Al Jaish 1–1 Wathba

Al Jaish and Wathba drew 1-1 in Premier League on June 18, 2020.

The match was played at Tishreen Stadium in Damascus.