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Al Zawra'a vs Al Sinaah — Iraqi League 2020

Al Zawra'a
Al Zawra'a
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Al Sinaah
Al Sinaah
9/21/2021Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 1Al-Shaab Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Al Zawra'a55%
×Draw27%
Al Sinaah18%
✓ 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 Zawra'a
1.44
Al Sinaah
0.71

Al Zawra'a creates 103% more chances

Season form · 112 home / 32 away

creates per match

Al Zawra'a
1.45
Al Sinaah
0.72

allows per match

Al Zawra'a
0.71
Al Sinaah
1.44

finishing

Al Zawra'a+0.00on par
Al Sinaah+0.00on par

Total goals

64%Under
  • Under64
  • Over36

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Zawra'a ↓

Al Sinaah →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–012%
0–18%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–017%
1–112%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–19%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–14%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
63%37%2.5
36%64%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Al Zawra'a or draw
82%
Al Zawra'a or Al Sinaah
73%
Draw or Al Sinaah
45%

Winning margin

Al Zawra'a wins by 2+
28%
Al Sinaah wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Al Zawra'a 1+ goals
76%
Al Zawra'a 2+ goals
42%
Al Zawra'a 3+ goals
18%
Al Sinaah 1+ goals
51%
Al Sinaah 2+ goals
16%
Al Sinaah 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Al Zawra'a (draw refunded)
75%
Al Sinaah (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
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 Zawra'a at home — creates 1.45, concedes 0.71 · 112 matches

Al Sinaah away — creates 0.72, concedes 1.44 · 32 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 Zawra'a attack 1.45 + Al Sinaah defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.44

Al Sinaah attack 0.72 + Al Zawra'a defence 0.71 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 55%?"

Al Zawra'a scores more
55%
level
27%
Al Sinaah scores more
18%

Al Zawra'a at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Al Zawra'a 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

Iraqi League: Al Zawra'a 1–0 Al Sinaah

Al Zawra'a beat Al Sinaah 1-0 in Iraqi League on September 21, 2021.

The match was played at Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad.