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Al Seeb vs MuscatProfessional League 2019

Al Seeb
Al Seeb
FT
20
Muscat
Muscat
12/21/2019Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 12Al-Seeb Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Al Seeb61%
×Draw24%
Muscat15%
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 Seeb
1.69
Muscat
0.71

Al Seeb creates 138% more chances

Season form · 79 home / 30 away

creates per match

Al Seeb
1.90
Muscat
0.87

allows per match

Al Seeb
0.54
Muscat
1.47

finishing

Al Seeb+0.00on par
Muscat+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Seeb

Muscat
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
016%
022%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · 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 Seeb or draw
85%
Al Seeb or Muscat
76%
Draw or Muscat
39%

Winning margin

Al Seeb wins by 2+
34%
Muscat wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Al Seeb 1+ goals
82%
Al Seeb 2+ goals
50%
Al Seeb 3+ goals
24%
Muscat 1+ goals
51%
Muscat 2+ goals
16%
Muscat 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Al Seeb (draw refunded)
80%
Muscat (draw refunded)
20%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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 Seeb at homecreates 1.90, concedes 0.54 · 79 matches

Muscat awaycreates 0.87, concedes 1.47 · 30 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 Seeb attack 1.90 + Muscat defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.69

Muscat attack 0.87 + Al Seeb defence 0.54 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 61%?"

Al Seeb scores more
61%
level
24%
Muscat scores more
15%

Al Seeb at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Al Seeb 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 Seeb vs Muscat

Al Seeb beat Muscat 2-0 in Professional League on December 21, 2019.

The match was played at Al-Seeb Stadium in Seeb.