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Al Suwaiq vs Al OrubaProfessional League 2019

10/23/2020Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 24Al-Seeb Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Al Suwaiq52%
×Draw27%
Al Oruba21%
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
1.43
Al Oruba
0.81

Al Suwaiq creates 77% more chances

Season form · 45 home / 26 away

creates per match

Al Suwaiq
1.13
Al Oruba
0.85

allows per match

Al Suwaiq
0.78
Al Oruba
1.73

finishing

Al Suwaiq+0.00on par
Al Oruba+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Suwaiq

Al Oruba
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
019%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Al Suwaiq or draw
79%
Al Suwaiq or Al Oruba
73%
Draw or Al Oruba
48%

Winning margin

Al Suwaiq wins by 2+
26%
Al Oruba wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Al Suwaiq 1+ goals
76%
Al Suwaiq 2+ goals
42%
Al Suwaiq 3+ goals
17%
Al Oruba 1+ goals
56%
Al Oruba 2+ goals
19%
Al Oruba 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Al Suwaiq (draw refunded)
71%
Al Oruba (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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 Suwaiq at homecreates 1.13, concedes 0.78 · 45 matches

Al Oruba awaycreates 0.85, concedes 1.73 · 26 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 Oruba defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.43

Al Oruba attack 0.85 + Al Suwaiq defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 52%?"

Al Suwaiq scores more
52%
level
27%
Al Oruba scores more
21%

Al Suwaiq at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Al Suwaiq 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 Suwaiq vs Al Oruba

Al Oruba beat Al Suwaiq 1-0 in Professional League on October 23, 2020.

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