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Al-Nahda vs NizwaProfessional League 2019

Al-Nahda
Al-Nahda
FT
10
HT: 00
Nizwa
Nizwa
1/11/2022Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 10Al Nahdha Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Al-Nahda67%
×Draw22%
Nizwa11%
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-Nahda
1.81
Nizwa
0.59

Al-Nahda creates 207% more chances

Season form · 78 home / 17 away

creates per match

Al-Nahda
1.55
Nizwa
0.41

allows per match

Al-Nahda
0.78
Nizwa
2.06

finishing

Al-Nahda+0.00on par
Nizwa+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

63%No
  • No63
  • Yes37

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Nahda

Nizwa
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
015%
022%
030%
040%
1
1016%
1110%
123%
131%
140%
2
2015%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
309%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
404%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

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

Double chance

Al-Nahda or draw
89%
Al-Nahda or Nizwa
78%
Draw or Nizwa
33%

Winning margin

Al-Nahda wins by 2+
40%
Nizwa wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Al-Nahda 1+ goals
84%
Al-Nahda 2+ goals
54%
Al-Nahda 3+ goals
27%
Nizwa 1+ goals
45%
Nizwa 2+ goals
12%
Nizwa 3+ goals
2%

Draw no bet

Al-Nahda (draw refunded)
85%
Nizwa (draw refunded)
15%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
Both score & under 3
10%

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-Nahda at homecreates 1.55, concedes 0.78 · 78 matches

Nizwa awaycreates 0.41, concedes 2.06 · 17 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-Nahda attack 1.55 + Nizwa defence 2.06 → ÷2 → 1.81

Nizwa attack 0.41 + Al-Nahda defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.59

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 67%?"

Al-Nahda scores more
67%
level
22%
Nizwa scores more
11%

Al-Nahda at 67% 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 67% does not mean "Al-Nahda 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

Al-Nahda 1 – 0 Nizwa

Al-Nahda beat Nizwa 1-0 in Professional League on January 11, 2022.

The match was played at Al Nahdha Stadium in Al-Buraimi.