Al Shabab 1–2 Sitra: Result & Stats

Al Shabab

FT

1 – 2

HT: 0 – 2

Sitra

12/3/2023

Premier League · Round 8Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 44+ matches

Al Shabab29%

×Draw26%

Sitra44%

✓ 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.

Al ShababExpected goals in this matchSitra

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.

1.10

1.42

Al Shabab

1.10

Sitra

1.42

Sitra creates 29% more chances

Season form · 52 home / 44 away

0.87

creates per match

1.45

1.38

allows per match

1.34

creates per match

Al Shabab

0.87

Sitra

1.45

allows per match

Al Shabab

1.38

Sitra

1.34

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Shabab+0.00on par

Sitra+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Shabab ↓

Sitra →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–111%

0–28%

0–34%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–113%

1–29%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

46%54%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Al Shabab or draw

56%

Al Shabab or Sitra

74%

Draw or Sitra

71%

Winning margin

Al Shabab wins by 2+

11%

Sitra wins by 2+

21%

Team goals

Al Shabab 1+ goals

67%

Al Shabab 2+ goals

30%

Al Shabab 3+ goals

10%

Sitra 1+ goals

76%

Sitra 2+ goals

41%

Sitra 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Al Shabab (draw refunded)

40%

Sitra (draw refunded)

60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

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 Shabab at home — creates 0.87, concedes 1.38 · 52 matches

Sitra away — creates 1.45, concedes 1.34 · 44 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 Shabab attack 0.87 + Sitra defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.10

Sitra attack 1.45 + Al Shabab defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.42

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 44%?"

Al Shabab scores more

29%

level

26%

Sitra scores more

44%

Sitra at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Sitra 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