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Bahrain SC vs BusaiteenPremier League 2019

Bahrain SC
Bahrain SC
FT
10
HT: 00
Busaiteen
Busaiteen
10/26/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Relegation RoundMadinat 'Isa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Bahrain SC38%
×Draw27%
Busaiteen35%
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.

Bahrain SC
1.28
Busaiteen
1.21

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 36 home / 31 away

creates per match

Bahrain SC
1.17
Busaiteen
0.74

allows per match

Bahrain SC
1.69
Busaiteen
1.39

finishing

Bahrain SC+0.00on par
Busaiteen+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bahrain SC

Busaiteen
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Bahrain SC or draw
65%
Bahrain SC or Busaiteen
73%
Draw or Busaiteen
62%

Winning margin

Bahrain SC wins by 2+
17%
Busaiteen wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Bahrain SC 1+ goals
72%
Bahrain SC 2+ goals
37%
Bahrain SC 3+ goals
14%
Busaiteen 1+ goals
70%
Busaiteen 2+ goals
34%
Busaiteen 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Bahrain SC (draw refunded)
52%
Busaiteen (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Bahrain SC at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.69 · 36 matches

Busaiteen awaycreates 0.74, concedes 1.39 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Bahrain SC attack 1.17 + Busaiteen defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.28

Busaiteen attack 0.74 + Bahrain SC defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 38%?"

Bahrain SC scores more
38%
level
27%
Busaiteen scores more
35%

Bahrain SC at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Bahrain SC 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

Bahrain SC 1 – 0 Busaiteen

Bahrain SC beat Busaiteen 1-0 in Premier League on October 26, 2020.

The match was played at Madinat 'Isa Stadium in Manama.