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Baghdad vs Al Najaf — Iraqi League 2025

Baghdad
Baghdad
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Al Najaf
Al Najaf
Redha Fadel 90+2'
Z. Krist 45'
Zolfakar Ayed 84'
6/17/2022Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 36Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 36+ matches

Baghdad40%
×Draw28%
Al Najaf32%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Baghdad
1.23
Al Najaf
1.08

Baghdad creates 14% more chances

Season form · 37 home / 36 away

creates per match

Baghdad
0.97
Al Najaf
0.78

allows per match

Baghdad
1.38
Al Najaf
1.50

finishing

Baghdad+0.00on par
Al Najaf+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Baghdad ↓

Al Najaf →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–111%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
41%59%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Baghdad or draw
68%
Baghdad or Al Najaf
72%
Draw or Al Najaf
60%

Winning margin

Baghdad wins by 2+
17%
Al Najaf wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Baghdad 1+ goals
71%
Baghdad 2+ goals
35%
Baghdad 3+ goals
13%
Al Najaf 1+ goals
66%
Al Najaf 2+ goals
29%
Al Najaf 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Baghdad (draw refunded)
55%
Al Najaf (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
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

Baghdad at home — creates 0.97, concedes 1.38 · 37 matches

Al Najaf away — creates 0.78, concedes 1.50 · 36 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Baghdad attack 0.97 + Al Najaf defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.23

Al Najaf attack 0.78 + Baghdad defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.08

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 40%?"

Baghdad scores more
40%
level
28%
Al Najaf scores more
32%

Baghdad at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Baghdad 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.

Match Events

45'
Z. Krist
84'
Zolfakar Ayed
90+2'
Redha Fadel

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Baghdad vs Al Najaf

Baghdad beat Al Najaf 2-1 in Iraqi League on June 17, 2022.

Goals: Z. Krist (45'), Zolfakar Ayed (84'), Redha Fadel (90+2').

The match was played at Amanat Baghdad Stadium in Bagdad.