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Al Sinaah vs Al ShortaIraqi League 2020

Al Sinaah
Al Sinaah
FT
01
HT: 00
Al Shorta
Al Shorta
11/15/2021Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 9Al Sina'a Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Al Sinaah21%
×Draw28%
Al Shorta51%
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 Sinaah
0.78
Al Shorta
1.38

Al Shorta creates 77% more chances

Season form · 33 home / 109 away

creates per match

Al Sinaah
0.76
Al Shorta
1.76

allows per match

Al Sinaah
1.00
Al Shorta
0.79

finishing

Al Sinaah+0.00on par
Al Shorta+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Sinaah

Al Shorta
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0116%
0211%
035%
042%
1
109%
1112%
129%
134%
141%
2
204%
215%
223%
232%
241%
3
301%
311%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Sinaah or draw
49%
Al Sinaah or Al Shorta
72%
Draw or Al Shorta
79%

Winning margin

Al Sinaah wins by 2+
6%
Al Shorta wins by 2+
25%

Team goals

Al Sinaah 1+ goals
54%
Al Sinaah 2+ goals
18%
Al Sinaah 3+ goals
4%
Al Shorta 1+ goals
75%
Al Shorta 2+ goals
40%
Al Shorta 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Al Sinaah (draw refunded)
29%
Al Shorta (draw refunded)
71%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
28%
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 Sinaah at homecreates 0.76, concedes 1.00 · 33 matches

Al Shorta awaycreates 1.76, concedes 0.79 · 109 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 Sinaah attack 0.76 + Al Shorta defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.78

Al Shorta attack 1.76 + Al Sinaah defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 51%?"

Al Sinaah scores more
21%
level
28%
Al Shorta scores more
51%

Al Shorta at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Al Shorta 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

Iraqi League: Al Sinaah 0–1 Al Shorta

Al Shorta beat Al Sinaah 1-0 in Iraqi League on November 15, 2021.

The match was played at Al Sina'a Stadium in Bagdad.