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Dubai City vs Al BataehDivision 1 2018

11/26/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 8Al Arabi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Dubai City21%
×Draw24%
Al Bataeh55%
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.

Dubai City
0.99
Al Bataeh
1.75

Al Bataeh creates 77% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 32 away

creates per match

Dubai City
0.98
Al Bataeh
1.53

allows per match

Dubai City
1.98
Al Bataeh
1.00

finishing

Dubai City+0.00on par
Al Bataeh+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Dubai City

Al Bataeh
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
0111%
0210%
036%
043%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
225%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Dubai City or draw
45%
Dubai City or Al Bataeh
76%
Draw or Al Bataeh
79%

Winning margin

Dubai City wins by 2+
7%
Al Bataeh wins by 2+
31%

Team goals

Dubai City 1+ goals
63%
Dubai City 2+ goals
26%
Dubai City 3+ goals
8%
Al Bataeh 1+ goals
83%
Al Bataeh 2+ goals
52%
Al Bataeh 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

Dubai City (draw refunded)
28%
Al Bataeh (draw refunded)
72%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

Dubai City at homecreates 0.98, concedes 1.98 · 60 matches

Al Bataeh awaycreates 1.53, concedes 1.00 · 32 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Dubai City attack 0.98 + Al Bataeh defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.99

Al Bataeh attack 1.53 + Dubai City defence 1.98 → ÷2 → 1.75

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 55%?"

Dubai City scores more
21%
level
24%
Al Bataeh scores more
55%

Al Bataeh at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Al Bataeh 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

Dubai City 0 – 1 Al Bataeh

Al Bataeh beat Dubai City 1-0 in Division 1 on November 26, 2021.

The match was played at Al Arabi Stadium in Umm al-Quwain.