Al Minaa Basra 0–1 Al Shorta: Result & Stats

Al Minaa Basra

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Al Shorta

Bassam Shakir 80'

4/17/2025

Iraqi League · Round 28Al Minaa Olympic Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Al Minaa Basra24%

×Draw26%

Al Shorta49%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Al Minaa BasraExpected goals in this matchAl Shorta

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.

0.95

1.48

Al Minaa Basra

0.95

Al Shorta

1.48

Al Shorta creates 56% more chances

Season form · 35 home / 41 away

1.11

creates per match

1.93

1.03

allows per match

0.78

creates per match

Al Minaa Basra

1.11

Al Shorta

1.93

allows per match

Al Minaa Basra

1.03

Al Shorta

0.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Minaa Basra+0.00on par

Al Shorta+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No53
Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Minaa Basra ↓

Al Shorta →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–113%

0–210%

0–35%

0–42%

1

1–08%

1–112%

1–29%

1–35%

1–42%

2

2–04%

2–16%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–01%

3–12%

3–21%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–10%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (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 Minaa Basra or draw

51%

Al Minaa Basra or Al Shorta

74%

Draw or Al Shorta

76%

Winning margin

Al Minaa Basra wins by 2+

8%

Al Shorta wins by 2+

25%

Team goals

Al Minaa Basra 1+ goals

61%

Al Minaa Basra 2+ goals

25%

Al Minaa Basra 3+ goals

7%

Al Shorta 1+ goals

77%

Al Shorta 2+ goals

43%

Al Shorta 3+ goals

19%

Draw no bet

Al Minaa Basra (draw refunded)

33%

Al Shorta (draw refunded)

67%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

12%

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 Minaa Basra at home — creates 1.11, concedes 1.03 · 35 matches

Al Shorta away — creates 1.93, concedes 0.78 · 41 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 Minaa Basra attack 1.11 + Al Shorta defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.95

Al Shorta attack 1.93 + Al Minaa Basra defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.48

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 49%?"

Al Minaa Basra scores more

24%

level

26%

Al Shorta scores more

49%

Al Shorta at 49% 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 49% 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.

Match Events

45+2'

80'

Bassam Shakir

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff