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Al Sinaah vs ZakhoIraqi League 2020

Al Sinaah
Al Sinaah
FT
11
HT: 10
Zakho
Zakho
1/1/2022Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 16Al Sina'a Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Al Sinaah30%
×Draw32%
Zakho38%
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
0.85
Zakho
1.01

Zakho creates 19% more chances

Season form · 33 home / 109 away

creates per match

Al Sinaah
0.76
Zakho
1.02

allows per match

Al Sinaah
1.00
Zakho
0.95

finishing

Al Sinaah+0.00on par
Zakho+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

64%No
  • No64
  • Yes36

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Sinaah

Zakho
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0116%
028%
033%
041%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
206%
216%
223%
231%
240%
3
302%
312%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
55%45%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Al Sinaah or draw
62%
Al Sinaah or Zakho
68%
Draw or Zakho
70%

Winning margin

Al Sinaah wins by 2+
10%
Zakho wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Al Sinaah 1+ goals
57%
Al Sinaah 2+ goals
21%
Al Sinaah 3+ goals
5%
Zakho 1+ goals
64%
Zakho 2+ goals
27%
Zakho 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al Sinaah (draw refunded)
44%
Zakho (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
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 Sinaah at homecreates 0.76, concedes 1.00 · 33 matches

Zakho awaycreates 1.02, concedes 0.95 · 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 + Zakho defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 0.85

Zakho attack 1.02 + Al Sinaah defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.01

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 38%?"

Al Sinaah scores more
30%
level
32%
Zakho scores more
38%

Zakho at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Zakho 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 Sinaah vs Zakho

Al Sinaah and Zakho drew 1-1 in Iraqi League on January 1, 2022.

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