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CSKA Pomir vs IstiqlolVysshaya Liga 2016

8/13/2016Vysshaya LigaVysshaya Liga · Round 11Stadion Politekhnikum

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 37+ matches

CSKA Pomir27%
×Draw23%
Istiqlol50%
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.

CSKA Pomir
1.26
Istiqlol
1.82

Istiqlol creates 44% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 37 away

creates per match

CSKA Pomir
1.88
Istiqlol
2.35

allows per match

CSKA Pomir
1.29
Istiqlol
0.65

finishing

CSKA Pomir+0.00on par
Istiqlol+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CSKA Pomir

Istiqlol
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
018%
028%
035%
042%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
204%
217%
226%
234%
242%
3
302%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
37%63%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

CSKA Pomir or draw
50%
CSKA Pomir or Istiqlol
77%
Draw or Istiqlol
73%

Winning margin

CSKA Pomir wins by 2+
11%
Istiqlol wins by 2+
28%

Team goals

CSKA Pomir 1+ goals
72%
CSKA Pomir 2+ goals
36%
CSKA Pomir 3+ goals
13%
Istiqlol 1+ goals
84%
Istiqlol 2+ goals
54%
Istiqlol 3+ goals
27%

Draw no bet

CSKA Pomir (draw refunded)
34%
Istiqlol (draw refunded)
66%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

CSKA Pomir at homecreates 1.88, concedes 1.29 · 41 matches

Istiqlol awaycreates 2.35, concedes 0.65 · 37 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

CSKA Pomir attack 1.88 + Istiqlol defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 1.26

Istiqlol attack 2.35 + CSKA Pomir defence 1.29 → ÷2 → 1.82

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 50%?"

CSKA Pomir scores more
27%
level
23%
Istiqlol scores more
50%

Istiqlol at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Istiqlol 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

CSKA Pomir 0 – 0 Istiqlol

CSKA Pomir and Istiqlol drew 0-0 in Vysshaya Liga on August 13, 2016.

The match was played at Stadion Politekhnikum in Dushanbe.