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Al Zulfi vs Al BatenDivision 1 2018

Al Zulfi
Al Zulfi
FT
20
HT: 10
Al Baten
Al Baten
3/2/2025Division 1Division 1 · Round 24Al Zulfi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

Al Zulfi45%
×Draw27%
Al Baten28%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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 Zulfi
1.39
Al Baten
1.04

Al Zulfi creates 34% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 70 away

creates per match

Al Zulfi
1.21
Al Baten
1.11

allows per match

Al Zulfi
0.97
Al Baten
1.57

finishing

Al Zulfi+0.00on par
Al Baten+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Zulfi

Al Baten
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Zulfi or draw
72%
Al Zulfi or Al Baten
73%
Draw or Al Baten
55%

Winning margin

Al Zulfi wins by 2+
21%
Al Baten wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Zulfi 1+ goals
75%
Al Zulfi 2+ goals
40%
Al Zulfi 3+ goals
16%
Al Baten 1+ goals
65%
Al Baten 2+ goals
28%
Al Baten 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Al Zulfi (draw refunded)
61%
Al Baten (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

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 Zulfi at homecreates 1.21, concedes 0.97 · 34 matches

Al Baten awaycreates 1.11, concedes 1.57 · 70 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 Zulfi attack 1.21 + Al Baten defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.39

Al Baten attack 1.11 + Al Zulfi defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 45%?"

Al Zulfi scores more
45%
level
27%
Al Baten scores more
28%

Al Zulfi at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Al Zulfi 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

Division 1: Al Zulfi 2–0 Al Baten

Al Zulfi beat Al Baten 2-0 in Division 1 on March 2, 2025.

The match was played at Al Zulfi Stadium in Al Zulfi.