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Diyala vs Newroz — Iraqi League 2020

Diyala
Diyala
FT
1 – 4
HT: 0 – 3
Newroz
Newroz
2/20/2025Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 21Al-Madina International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 16+ matches

Diyala30%
×Draw27%
Newroz44%
✓ 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.

Diyala
1.11
Newroz
1.40

Newroz creates 26% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 16 away

creates per match

Diyala
0.97
Newroz
1.56

allows per match

Diyala
1.24
Newroz
1.25

finishing

Diyala+0.00on par
Newroz+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Diyala ↓

Newroz →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–111%
0–28%
0–34%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–113%
1–29%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–05%
2–17%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
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 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Diyala or draw
56%
Diyala or Newroz
73%
Draw or Newroz
70%

Winning margin

Diyala wins by 2+
12%
Newroz wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Diyala 1+ goals
67%
Diyala 2+ goals
30%
Diyala 3+ goals
10%
Newroz 1+ goals
75%
Newroz 2+ goals
41%
Newroz 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Diyala (draw refunded)
41%
Newroz (draw refunded)
59%

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

Diyala at home — creates 0.97, concedes 1.24 · 38 matches

Newroz away — creates 1.56, concedes 1.25 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Diyala attack 0.97 + Newroz defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.11

Newroz attack 1.56 + Diyala defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.40

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 44%?"

Diyala scores more
30%
level
27%
Newroz scores more
44%

Newroz at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Newroz 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: Diyala 1–4 Newroz

Newroz beat Diyala 4-1 in Iraqi League on February 20, 2025.

The match was played at Al-Madina International Stadium in Baghdad.