Al Najaf 1–0 Al Simawa: Result & Stats

Al Najaf

FT

1 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Al Simawa

3/5/2021

Iraqi League · Round 22Al Samawah Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Al Najaf57%

×Draw25%

Al Simawa18%

✓ 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.

Al NajafExpected goals in this matchAl Simawa

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.

1.61

0.79

Al Najaf

1.61

Al Simawa

0.79

Al Najaf creates 104% more chances

Season form · 111 home / 19 away

1.17

creates per match

0.53

1.05

allows per match

2.05

creates per match

Al Najaf

1.17

Al Simawa

0.53

allows per match

Al Najaf

1.05

Al Simawa

2.05

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Najaf+0.00on par

Al Simawa+0.00on par

Total goals

Under57
Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No56
Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Najaf ↓

Al Simawa →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–015%

1–112%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–012%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · 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

9%91%

Double chance

Al Najaf or draw

82%

Al Najaf or Al Simawa

75%

Draw or Al Simawa

43%

Winning margin

Al Najaf wins by 2+

31%

Al Simawa wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

Al Najaf 1+ goals

80%

Al Najaf 2+ goals

48%

Al Najaf 3+ goals

22%

Al Simawa 1+ goals

55%

Al Simawa 2+ goals

19%

Al Simawa 3+ goals

5%

Draw no bet

Al Najaf (draw refunded)

76%

Al Simawa (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

32%

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 Najaf at home — creates 1.17, concedes 1.05 · 111 matches

Al Simawa away — creates 0.53, concedes 2.05 · 19 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 Najaf attack 1.17 + Al Simawa defence 2.05 → ÷2 → 1.61

Al Simawa attack 0.53 + Al Najaf defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 0.79

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 57%?"

Al Najaf scores more

57%

level

25%

Al Simawa scores more

18%

Al Najaf at 57% 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 57% does not mean "Al Najaf 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