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Al Taawon vs Al HamriyahPresidents Cup 2019

12/6/2022Presidents CupPresidents Cup · Round of 32Emirates Club Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Al Taawon42%
×Draw23%
Al Hamriyah35%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Taawon
1.73
Al Hamriyah
1.55

Al Taawon creates 12% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 4 away

creates per match

Al Taawon
2.20
Al Hamriyah
1.50

allows per match

Al Taawon
1.60
Al Hamriyah
1.25

finishing

Al Taawon+0.00on par
Al Hamriyah+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Over
  • Over64
  • Under36

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

65%Yes
  • Yes65
  • No35

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Taawon

Al Hamriyah
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
016%
025%
032%
041%
1
107%
1110%
128%
134%
142%
2
206%
219%
227%
234%
241%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
84%16%2.5
64%36%3.5
41%59%4.5
23%77%

Double chance

Al Taawon or draw
65%
Al Taawon or Al Hamriyah
77%
Draw or Al Hamriyah
58%

Winning margin

Al Taawon wins by 2+
22%
Al Hamriyah wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Al Taawon 1+ goals
82%
Al Taawon 2+ goals
52%
Al Taawon 3+ goals
25%
Al Hamriyah 1+ goals
79%
Al Hamriyah 2+ goals
46%
Al Hamriyah 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Al Taawon (draw refunded)
55%
Al Hamriyah (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
55%
Both score & under 3
10%

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 Taawon at homecreates 2.20, concedes 1.60 · 5 matches

Al Hamriyah awaycreates 1.50, concedes 1.25 · 4 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 Taawon attack 2.20 + Al Hamriyah defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.73

Al Hamriyah attack 1.50 + Al Taawon defence 1.60 → ÷2 → 1.55

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 42%?"

Al Taawon scores more
42%
level
23%
Al Hamriyah scores more
35%

Al Taawon at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al Taawon 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 Taawon 1 – 2 Al Hamriyah

Al Hamriyah beat Al Taawon 2-1 in Presidents Cup on December 6, 2022.

The match was played at Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah.