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Al Riffa vs Al Qadsia — AFC Cup 2018

Al Riffa
Al Riffa
FT
1 – 2
HT: 0 – 1
Al Qadsia
Al Qadsia
2/11/2020AFC CupAFC Cup · Group Stage - 1Madinat 'Isa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Al Riffa45%
×Draw24%
Al Qadsia31%
✓ 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 Riffa
1.65
Al Qadsia
1.34

Al Riffa creates 23% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 4 away

creates per match

Al Riffa
2.29
Al Qadsia
1.25

allows per match

Al Riffa
1.43
Al Qadsia
1.00

finishing

Al Riffa+0.00on par
Al Qadsia+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Riffa ↓

Al Qadsia →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–17%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Al Riffa or draw
69%
Al Riffa or Al Qadsia
76%
Draw or Al Qadsia
55%

Winning margin

Al Riffa wins by 2+
23%
Al Qadsia wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Al Riffa 1+ goals
81%
Al Riffa 2+ goals
49%
Al Riffa 3+ goals
23%
Al Qadsia 1+ goals
74%
Al Qadsia 2+ goals
39%
Al Qadsia 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Al Riffa (draw refunded)
59%
Al Qadsia (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
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 Riffa at home — creates 2.29, concedes 1.43 · 7 matches

Al Qadsia away — creates 1.25, concedes 1.00 · 4 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 Riffa attack 2.29 + Al Qadsia defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.65

Al Qadsia attack 1.25 + Al Riffa defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.34

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 45%?"

Al Riffa scores more
45%
level
24%
Al Qadsia scores more
31%

Al Riffa at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Al Riffa 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 Riffa vs Al Qadsia

Al Qadsia beat Al Riffa 2-1 in AFC Cup on February 11, 2020.

The match was played at Madinat 'Isa Stadium in Manama.