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Aluminium Arak vs Esteghlal KhuzestanPersian Gulf Pro League 2025

M. Mousavi 81'
8/15/2023Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 2Imam Khomeini Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Aluminium Arak45%
×Draw32%
Esteghlal Khuzestan24%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Aluminium Arak
1.10
Esteghlal Khuzestan
0.71

Aluminium Arak creates 55% more chances

Season form · 85 home / 41 away

creates per match

Aluminium Arak
0.87
Esteghlal Khuzestan
0.63

allows per match

Aluminium Arak
0.79
Esteghlal Khuzestan
1.34

finishing

Aluminium Arak+0.00on par
Esteghlal Khuzestan+0.00on par

Total goals

73%Under
  • Under73
  • Over27

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

66%No
  • No66
  • Yes34

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Aluminium Arak

Esteghlal Khuzestan
0
1
2
3
4
0
0016%
0112%
024%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
2010%
217%
222%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
84%16%1.5
54%46%2.5
27%73%3.5
11%89%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Aluminium Arak or draw
76%
Aluminium Arak or Esteghlal Khuzestan
68%
Draw or Esteghlal Khuzestan
55%

Winning margin

Aluminium Arak wins by 2+
19%
Esteghlal Khuzestan wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Aluminium Arak 1+ goals
67%
Aluminium Arak 2+ goals
30%
Aluminium Arak 3+ goals
10%
Esteghlal Khuzestan 1+ goals
51%
Esteghlal Khuzestan 2+ goals
16%
Esteghlal Khuzestan 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Aluminium Arak (draw refunded)
65%
Esteghlal Khuzestan (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
21%
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

Aluminium Arak at homecreates 0.87, concedes 0.79 · 85 matches

Esteghlal Khuzestan awaycreates 0.63, concedes 1.34 · 41 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Aluminium Arak attack 0.87 + Esteghlal Khuzestan defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.10

Esteghlal Khuzestan attack 0.63 + Aluminium Arak defence 0.79 → ÷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 45%?"

Aluminium Arak scores more
45%
level
32%
Esteghlal Khuzestan scores more
24%

Aluminium Arak 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 "Aluminium Arak 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.

Aluminium
Esteghlal
M. Hosseini
Manager: M. Hosseini
59'A. Haji EydiA. Naghizadeh
59'E. SharifatM. Badragheh
73'R. JabirehM. Lotfi
83'A. NouriM. Limouchi

Aluminium Arak substitutes

46'H. AhmadiA. Kaabi
46'A. KhoshkafaA. Helichi
67'B. SalariA. Kazemi
83'A. TaherinejadR. Dehghani
86'A. JalalivandH. Shoushtari

Esteghlal Khuzestan substitutes

Match Recap: Aluminium Arak vs Esteghlal Khuzestan

Aluminium Arak beat Esteghlal Khuzestan 1-0 in Persian Gulf Pro League on August 15, 2023.

Goals: M. Mousavi (81').

The match was played at Imam Khomeini Stadium in Arak.