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Al Kahrabaa vs Al ShortaIraqi League 2020

Al Kahrabaa
Al Kahrabaa
FT
02
HT: 00
Al Shorta
Al Shorta
9/26/2021Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 2Al Taji Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 109+ matches

Al Kahrabaa26%
×Draw27%
Al Shorta47%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Kahrabaa
0.98
Al Shorta
1.42

Al Shorta creates 45% more chances

Season form · 111 home / 109 away

creates per match

Al Kahrabaa
1.17
Al Shorta
1.76

allows per match

Al Kahrabaa
1.07
Al Shorta
0.79

finishing

Al Kahrabaa+0.00on par
Al Shorta+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Kahrabaa

Al Shorta
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0113%
029%
034%
042%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
142%
2
204%
216%
224%
232%
241%
3
301%
312%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Kahrabaa or draw
53%
Al Kahrabaa or Al Shorta
73%
Draw or Al Shorta
74%

Winning margin

Al Kahrabaa wins by 2+
9%
Al Shorta wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

Al Kahrabaa 1+ goals
62%
Al Kahrabaa 2+ goals
26%
Al Kahrabaa 3+ goals
8%
Al Shorta 1+ goals
76%
Al Shorta 2+ goals
41%
Al Shorta 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Al Kahrabaa (draw refunded)
36%
Al Shorta (draw refunded)
64%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 Kahrabaa at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.07 · 111 matches

Al Shorta awaycreates 1.76, concedes 0.79 · 109 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 Kahrabaa attack 1.17 + Al Shorta defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.98

Al Shorta attack 1.76 + Al Kahrabaa defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.42

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 47%?"

Al Kahrabaa scores more
26%
level
27%
Al Shorta scores more
47%

Al Shorta at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Al Shorta 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 Kahrabaa vs Al Shorta

Al Shorta beat Al Kahrabaa 2-0 in Iraqi League on September 26, 2021.

The match was played at Al Taji Stadium in Al Taji.