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Gulf United vs Dibba Al-FujairahDivision 1 2018

Gulf United
Gulf United
FT
13
HT: 00
Dibba Al-Fujairah
Dibba Al-Fujairah
10/6/2024Division 1Division 1 · Round 2Dibba Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 43+ matches

Gulf United24%
×Draw23%
Dibba Al-Fujairah53%
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 United
1.12
Dibba Al-Fujairah
1.80

Dibba Al-Fujairah creates 61% more chances

Season form · 43 home / 61 away

creates per match

Gulf United
1.47
Dibba Al-Fujairah
1.95

allows per match

Gulf United
1.65
Dibba Al-Fujairah
0.77

finishing

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

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Gulf United

Dibba Al-Fujairah
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
029%
035%
042%
1
106%
1111%
1210%
136%
143%
2
203%
216%
225%
233%
241%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Gulf United or draw
47%
Gulf United or Dibba Al-Fujairah
77%
Draw or Dibba Al-Fujairah
76%

Winning margin

Gulf United wins by 2+
9%
Dibba Al-Fujairah wins by 2+
30%

Team goals

Gulf United 1+ goals
67%
Gulf United 2+ goals
31%
Gulf United 3+ goals
10%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 1+ goals
83%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 2+ goals
54%
Dibba Al-Fujairah 3+ goals
27%

Draw no bet

Gulf United (draw refunded)
31%
Dibba Al-Fujairah (draw refunded)
69%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

Gulf United at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.65 · 43 matches

Dibba Al-Fujairah awaycreates 1.95, concedes 0.77 · 61 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 United attack 1.47 + Dibba Al-Fujairah defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 1.12

Dibba Al-Fujairah attack 1.95 + Gulf United defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.80

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%?"

Gulf United scores more
24%
level
23%
Dibba Al-Fujairah scores more
53%

Dibba Al-Fujairah 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 "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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Gulf United 1 – 3 Dibba Al-Fujairah

Dibba Al-Fujairah beat Gulf United 3-1 in Division 1 on October 6, 2024.

The match was played at Dibba Stadium in Dibba Al Fujairah.