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Al Merreikh vs Hay Al WadiSudani Premier League 2019

5/25/2021Sudani Premier LeagueSudani Premier League · Round 13Khartoum Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 78+ matches

Al Merreikh58%
×Draw26%
Hay Al Wadi16%
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 Merreikh
1.54
Hay Al Wadi
0.67

Al Merreikh creates 130% more chances

Season form · 78 home / 86 away

creates per match

Al Merreikh
1.95
Hay Al Wadi
0.90

allows per match

Al Merreikh
0.44
Hay Al Wadi
1.13

finishing

Al Merreikh+0.00on par
Hay Al Wadi+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Merreikh

Hay Al Wadi
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
017%
022%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Merreikh or draw
84%
Al Merreikh or Hay Al Wadi
74%
Draw or Hay Al Wadi
42%

Winning margin

Al Merreikh wins by 2+
31%
Hay Al Wadi wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Al Merreikh 1+ goals
79%
Al Merreikh 2+ goals
45%
Al Merreikh 3+ goals
20%
Hay Al Wadi 1+ goals
49%
Hay Al Wadi 2+ goals
15%
Hay Al Wadi 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Al Merreikh (draw refunded)
78%
Hay Al Wadi (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 Merreikh at homecreates 1.95, concedes 0.44 · 78 matches

Hay Al Wadi awaycreates 0.90, concedes 1.13 · 86 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 Merreikh attack 1.95 + Hay Al Wadi defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.54

Hay Al Wadi attack 0.90 + Al Merreikh defence 0.44 → ÷2 → 0.67

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 58%?"

Al Merreikh scores more
58%
level
26%
Hay Al Wadi scores more
16%

Al Merreikh at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Al Merreikh 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

Sudani Premier League: Al Merreikh 0–0 Hay Al Wadi

Al Merreikh and Hay Al Wadi drew 0-0 in Sudani Premier League on May 25, 2021.

The match was played at Khartoum Stadium in Khartoum.