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Esteghlal FC vs Sanat Naft — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018

Esteghlal FC
Esteghlal FC
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Sanat Naft
Sanat Naft
5/5/2023Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 28Azadi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 91+ matches

Esteghlal FC53%
×Draw29%
Sanat Naft19%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Esteghlal FC
1.32
Sanat Naft
0.66

Esteghlal FC creates 100% more chances

Season form · 115 home / 91 away

creates per match

Esteghlal FC
1.42
Sanat Naft
0.69

allows per match

Esteghlal FC
0.63
Sanat Naft
1.22

finishing

Esteghlal FC+0.00on par
Sanat Naft+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Esteghlal FC ↓

Sanat Naft →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–19%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–018%
1–112%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–18%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Esteghlal FC or draw
81%
Esteghlal FC or Sanat Naft
71%
Draw or Sanat Naft
47%

Winning margin

Esteghlal FC wins by 2+
25%
Sanat Naft wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Esteghlal FC 1+ goals
73%
Esteghlal FC 2+ goals
38%
Esteghlal FC 3+ goals
15%
Sanat Naft 1+ goals
48%
Sanat Naft 2+ goals
14%
Sanat Naft 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Esteghlal FC (draw refunded)
74%
Sanat Naft (draw refunded)
26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
23%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Esteghlal FC at home — creates 1.42, concedes 0.63 · 115 matches

Sanat Naft away — creates 0.69, concedes 1.22 · 91 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Esteghlal FC attack 1.42 + Sanat Naft defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.32

Sanat Naft attack 0.69 + Esteghlal FC defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 0.66

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 53%?"

Esteghlal FC scores more
53%
level
29%
Sanat Naft scores more
19%

Esteghlal FC at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Esteghlal FC 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

Persian Gulf Pro League: Esteghlal FC 1–1 Sanat Naft

Esteghlal FC and Sanat Naft drew 1-1 in Persian Gulf Pro League on May 5, 2023.

The match was played at Azadi Stadium in Teheran.