Scoreo

East Riffa vs Al-HiddPremier League 2019

East Riffa
East Riffa
FT
11
HT: 00
Al-Hidd
Al-Hidd
10/16/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 4Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 64+ matches

East Riffa38%
×Draw26%
Al-Hidd36%
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.

East Riffa
1.33
Al-Hidd
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 65 home / 64 away

creates per match

East Riffa
1.35
Al-Hidd
1.22

allows per match

East Riffa
1.37
Al-Hidd
1.30

finishing

East Riffa+0.00on par
Al-Hidd+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

East Riffa

Al-Hidd
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

East Riffa or draw
64%
East Riffa or Al-Hidd
74%
Draw or Al-Hidd
62%

Winning margin

East Riffa wins by 2+
17%
Al-Hidd wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

East Riffa 1+ goals
74%
East Riffa 2+ goals
38%
East Riffa 3+ goals
15%
Al-Hidd 1+ goals
72%
Al-Hidd 2+ goals
37%
Al-Hidd 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

East Riffa (draw refunded)
51%
Al-Hidd (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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

East Riffa at homecreates 1.35, concedes 1.37 · 65 matches

Al-Hidd awaycreates 1.22, concedes 1.30 · 64 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

East Riffa attack 1.35 + Al-Hidd defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.33

Al-Hidd attack 1.22 + East Riffa defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.29

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%?"

East Riffa scores more
38%
level
26%
Al-Hidd scores more
36%

East Riffa 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 "East Riffa 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

Match Recap: East Riffa vs Al-Hidd

East Riffa and Al-Hidd drew 1-1 in Premier League on October 16, 2021.

The match was played at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Muharraq.