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Al Wahda FC vs Al ShortaAFC Champions League 2018

9/23/2020AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions League · Group Stage - 6Khalifa International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Al Wahda FC62%
×Draw22%
Al Shorta16%
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 Wahda FC
1.88
Al Shorta
0.83

Al Wahda FC creates 127% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 13 away

creates per match

Al Wahda FC
1.60
Al Shorta
0.46

allows per match

Al Wahda FC
1.20
Al Shorta
2.15

finishing

Al Wahda FC+0.00on par
Al Shorta+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Wahda FC

Al Shorta
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
016%
022%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1110%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Al Wahda FC or draw
84%
Al Wahda FC or Al Shorta
78%
Draw or Al Shorta
38%

Winning margin

Al Wahda FC wins by 2+
37%
Al Shorta wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Al Wahda FC 1+ goals
85%
Al Wahda FC 2+ goals
56%
Al Wahda FC 3+ goals
29%
Al Shorta 1+ goals
56%
Al Shorta 2+ goals
20%
Al Shorta 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Al Wahda FC (draw refunded)
79%
Al Shorta (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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 Wahda FC at homecreates 1.60, concedes 1.20 · 10 matches

Al Shorta awaycreates 0.46, concedes 2.15 · 13 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 Wahda FC attack 1.60 + Al Shorta defence 2.15 → ÷2 → 1.88

Al Shorta attack 0.46 + Al Wahda FC defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 0.83

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 62%?"

Al Wahda FC scores more
62%
level
22%
Al Shorta scores more
16%

Al Wahda FC at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Al Wahda FC 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

Preview: Al Wahda FC host Al Shorta

September 23, 2020: Al Wahda FC take on Al Shorta in AFC Champions League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Al Wahda FC host Al Shorta at Khalifa International Stadium.

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