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Gulf Heroes vs Dibba Al-FujairahPresidents Cup 2019

Gulf Heroes
Gulf Heroes
FT
13
HT: 02
Dibba Al-Fujairah
Dibba Al-Fujairah
A. S. Mahamat 55'
M. I. Al 88'
Rashed Mohamed II 39'
S. Cabral 2'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Gulf Heroes11%
×Draw13%
Dibba Al-Fujairah76%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Gulf Heroes
1.15
Dibba Al-Fujairah
3.17

Dibba Al-Fujairah creates 176% more chances

Season form · 3 home / 8 away

creates per match

Gulf Heroes
0.67
Dibba Al-Fujairah
2.00

allows per match

Gulf Heroes
4.33
Dibba Al-Fujairah
1.63

finishing

Gulf Heroes+0.00on par
Dibba Al-Fujairah+0.00on par

Total goals

80%Over
  • Over80
  • Under20

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

65%Yes
  • Yes65
  • No35

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Gulf Heroes

Dibba Al-Fujairah
0
1
2
3
4
0
001%
014%
027%
037%
046%
1
102%
115%
128%
138%
147%
2
201%
213%
225%
235%
244%
3
300%
311%
322%
332%
341%
4
400%
410%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 82% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
99%1%1.5
93%7%2.5
80%20%3.5
61%39%4.5
41%59%

Double chance

Gulf Heroes or draw
24%
Gulf Heroes or Dibba Al-Fujairah
87%
Draw or Dibba Al-Fujairah
89%

Winning margin

Gulf Heroes wins by 2+
4%
Dibba Al-Fujairah wins by 2+
57%

Team goals

Gulf Heroes 1+ goals
68%
Gulf Heroes 2+ goals
32%
Gulf Heroes 3+ goals
11%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 1+ goals
96%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 2+ goals
82%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 3+ goals
60%

Draw no bet

Gulf Heroes (draw refunded)
12%
Dibba Al-Fujairah (draw refunded)
88%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
60%
Both score & under 3
5%

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

Gulf Heroes at homecreates 0.67, concedes 4.33 · 3 matches

Dibba Al-Fujairah awaycreates 2.00, concedes 1.63 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Gulf Heroes attack 0.67 + Dibba Al-Fujairah defence 1.63 → ÷2 → 1.15

Dibba Al-Fujairah attack 2.00 + Gulf Heroes defence 4.33 → ÷2 → 3.17

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 76%?"

Gulf Heroes scores more
11%
level
13%
Dibba Al-Fujairah scores more
76%

Dibba Al-Fujairah at 76% 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 76% does not mean "Dibba Al-Fujairah 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.

Match Events

20'
S. Majid
36'
R. AlvesR. Alves
36'
A. SalehA. Saleh
39'
Rashed Mohamed II
46'
A. IbrahimA. Ibrahim
46'
A. M. Nawaf FareedA. M. Nawaf Fareed
46'
A. CondeR. Mendonca
55'
A. S. Mahamat
57'
A. Desire
63'
A. ibrahim
71'
S. CabralA. Nabil
82'
A. AbdallaA. Abdalla
83'
A. TambouraD. da Silva Farias
83'
M. I. AlM. I. Al
88'
M. I. Al
90+2'
M. Agyare

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Presidents Cup: Gulf Heroes 1–3 Dibba Al-Fujairah

Dibba Al-Fujairah beat Gulf Heroes 3-1 in Presidents Cup on September 20, 2024.

Goals: S. Cabral (2'), Rashed Mohamed II (39'), A. S. Mahamat (55'), M. I. Al (88').

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