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Al Suwaiq vs Al-NahdaProfessional League 2019

9/20/2019Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 2AL Rustaq Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Al Suwaiq33%
×Draw31%
Al-Nahda36%
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 Suwaiq
0.96
Al-Nahda
1.02

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 45 home / 81 away

creates per match

Al Suwaiq
1.13
Al-Nahda
1.25

allows per match

Al Suwaiq
0.78
Al-Nahda
0.79

finishing

Al Suwaiq+0.00on par
Al-Nahda+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Suwaiq

Al-Nahda
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
0114%
027%
032%
041%
1
1013%
1114%
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 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Al Suwaiq or draw
64%
Al Suwaiq or Al-Nahda
69%
Draw or Al-Nahda
67%

Winning margin

Al Suwaiq wins by 2+
12%
Al-Nahda wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Al Suwaiq 1+ goals
62%
Al Suwaiq 2+ goals
25%
Al Suwaiq 3+ goals
7%
Al-Nahda 1+ goals
64%
Al-Nahda 2+ goals
27%
Al-Nahda 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al Suwaiq (draw refunded)
48%
Al-Nahda (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
14%

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 Suwaiq at homecreates 1.13, concedes 0.78 · 45 matches

Al-Nahda awaycreates 1.25, concedes 0.79 · 81 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 Suwaiq attack 1.13 + Al-Nahda defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.96

Al-Nahda attack 1.25 + Al Suwaiq defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 36%?"

Al Suwaiq scores more
33%
level
31%
Al-Nahda scores more
36%

Al-Nahda at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Al-Nahda 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

Al Suwaiq 1 – 2 Al-Nahda

Al-Nahda beat Al Suwaiq 2-1 in Professional League on September 20, 2019.

The match was played at AL Rustaq Sports Complex in Rustaq.