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Baghdad vs Zakho — Iraqi League 2020

Baghdad
Baghdad
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Zakho
Zakho
1/2/2021Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 12Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 78+ matches

Baghdad30%
×Draw31%
Zakho39%
✓ 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.

Baghdad
0.90
Zakho
1.07

Zakho creates 19% more chances

Season form · 78 home / 109 away

creates per match

Baghdad
0.85
Zakho
1.02

allows per match

Baghdad
1.12
Zakho
0.95

finishing

Baghdad+0.00on par
Zakho+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Baghdad ↓

Zakho →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–115%
0–28%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–16%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–00%
4–10%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–1 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Baghdad or draw
61%
Baghdad or Zakho
69%
Draw or Zakho
70%

Winning margin

Baghdad wins by 2+
10%
Zakho wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Baghdad 1+ goals
59%
Baghdad 2+ goals
23%
Baghdad 3+ goals
6%
Zakho 1+ goals
66%
Zakho 2+ goals
29%
Zakho 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Baghdad (draw refunded)
44%
Zakho (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
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 0.85, concedes 1.12 · 78 matches

Zakho away — creates 1.02, concedes 0.95 · 109 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 0.85 + Zakho defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 0.90

Zakho attack 1.02 + Baghdad defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.07

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 39%?"

Baghdad scores more
30%
level
31%
Zakho scores more
39%

Zakho at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Zakho 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: Baghdad 0–0 Zakho

Baghdad and Zakho drew 0-0 in Iraqi League on January 2, 2021.

The match was played at Amanat Baghdad Stadium in Bagdad.