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Al-Wasl FC vs Emirates ClubPresidents Cup 2019

2/17/2024Presidents CupPresidents Cup · Round of 16Zabeel Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 6+ matches

Al-Wasl FC75%
×Draw16%
Emirates Club9%
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-Wasl FC
2.43
Emirates Club
0.72

Al-Wasl FC creates 238% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 6 away

creates per match

Al-Wasl FC
2.36
Emirates Club
1.00

allows per match

Al-Wasl FC
0.45
Emirates Club
2.50

finishing

Al-Wasl FC+0.00on par
Emirates Club+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Wasl FC

Emirates Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
1011%
118%
123%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3010%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
406%
415%
422%
430%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (13%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
60%40%3.5
38%62%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Al-Wasl FC or draw
91%
Al-Wasl FC or Emirates Club
84%
Draw or Emirates Club
25%

Winning margin

Al-Wasl FC wins by 2+
52%
Emirates Club wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Al-Wasl FC 1+ goals
91%
Al-Wasl FC 2+ goals
69%
Al-Wasl FC 3+ goals
43%
Emirates Club 1+ goals
51%
Emirates Club 2+ goals
16%
Emirates Club 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Al-Wasl FC (draw refunded)
89%
Emirates Club (draw refunded)
11%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
8%

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-Wasl FC at homecreates 2.36, concedes 0.45 · 11 matches

Emirates Club awaycreates 1.00, concedes 2.50 · 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-Wasl FC attack 2.36 + Emirates Club defence 2.50 → ÷2 → 2.43

Emirates Club attack 1.00 + Al-Wasl FC defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.72

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 75%?"

Al-Wasl FC scores more
75%
level
16%
Emirates Club scores more
9%

Al-Wasl FC at 75% 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 75% does not mean "Al-Wasl 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

Al-Wasl FC 7 – 1 Emirates Club

Al-Wasl FC beat Emirates Club 7-1 in Presidents Cup on February 17, 2024.

The match was played at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai.