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Al Musannah vs Al SuwaiqProfessional League 2019

1/8/2021Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 4AL Rustaq Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Al Musannah42%
×Draw29%
Al Suwaiq29%
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 Musannah
1.23
Al Suwaiq
0.98

Al Musannah creates 26% more chances

Season form · 31 home / 43 away

creates per match

Al Musannah
1.23
Al Suwaiq
1.02

allows per match

Al Musannah
0.94
Al Suwaiq
1.23

finishing

Al Musannah+0.00on par
Al Suwaiq+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Musannah

Al Suwaiq
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
126%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% 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 Musannah or draw
71%
Al Musannah or Al Suwaiq
71%
Draw or Al Suwaiq
58%

Winning margin

Al Musannah wins by 2+
18%
Al Suwaiq wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Musannah 1+ goals
71%
Al Musannah 2+ goals
35%
Al Musannah 3+ goals
13%
Al Suwaiq 1+ goals
62%
Al Suwaiq 2+ goals
26%
Al Suwaiq 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al Musannah (draw refunded)
59%
Al Suwaiq (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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 Musannah at homecreates 1.23, concedes 0.94 · 31 matches

Al Suwaiq awaycreates 1.02, concedes 1.23 · 43 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 Musannah attack 1.23 + Al Suwaiq defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.23

Al Suwaiq attack 1.02 + Al Musannah defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 Musannah scores more
42%
level
29%
Al Suwaiq scores more
29%

Al Musannah 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 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 Musannah vs Al Suwaiq

Al Musannah beat Al Suwaiq 1-0 in Professional League on January 8, 2021.

The match was played at AL Rustaq Sports Complex in Rustaq.