Al Suwaiq 1–2 Malkiya: Result & Stats | AFC Cup

Al Suwaiq

FT

1 – 2

HT: 1 – 1

Malkiya

2/26/2019

AFC Cup · Group Stage - 1Al-Seeb Stadium (Seeb)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Al Suwaiq28%

×Draw26%

Malkiya46%

✓ 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.

Al SuwaiqExpected goals in this matchMalkiya

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.

1.08

1.45

Al Suwaiq

1.08

Malkiya

1.45

Malkiya creates 34% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 6 away

1.00

creates per match

1.33

1.57

allows per match

1.17

creates per match

Al Suwaiq

1.00

Malkiya

1.33

allows per match

Al Suwaiq

1.57

Malkiya

1.17

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Suwaiq+0.00on par

Malkiya+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 Suwaiq ↓

Malkiya →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–112%

0–28%

0–34%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–112%

1–29%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–12%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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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 Suwaiq or draw

54%

Al Suwaiq or Malkiya

74%

Draw or Malkiya

72%

Winning margin

Al Suwaiq wins by 2+

11%

Malkiya wins by 2+

22%

Team goals

Al Suwaiq 1+ goals

66%

Al Suwaiq 2+ goals

29%

Al Suwaiq 3+ goals

10%

Malkiya 1+ goals

77%

Malkiya 2+ goals

42%

Malkiya 3+ goals

18%

Draw no bet

Al Suwaiq (draw refunded)

38%

Malkiya (draw refunded)

62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

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 home — creates 1.00, concedes 1.57 · 7 matches

Malkiya away — creates 1.33, concedes 1.17 · 6 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 1.00 + Malkiya defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.08

Malkiya attack 1.33 + Al Suwaiq defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.45

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 46%?"

Al Suwaiq scores more

28%

level

26%

Malkiya scores more

46%

Malkiya at 46% 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 46% does not mean "Malkiya 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