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Gulf United vs Gulf Heroes — Division 1 2018

Gulf United
Gulf United
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Gulf Heroes
Gulf Heroes
1/19/2025Division 1Division 1 · Round 13Shabab Al Ahli Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 43+ matches

Gulf United42%
×Draw23%
Gulf Heroes35%
✓ 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.

Gulf United
1.77
Gulf Heroes
1.59

Gulf United creates 11% more chances

Season form · 43 home / 59 away

creates per match

Gulf United
1.47
Gulf Heroes
1.53

allows per match

Gulf United
1.65
Gulf Heroes
2.07

finishing

Gulf United+0.00on par
Gulf Heroes+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Gulf United ↓

Gulf Heroes →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–03%
0–16%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–06%
1–110%
1–28%
1–34%
1–42%
2
2–05%
2–19%
2–27%
2–34%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–15%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

Gulf United or draw
65%
Gulf United or Gulf Heroes
77%
Draw or Gulf Heroes
58%

Winning margin

Gulf United wins by 2+
22%
Gulf Heroes wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Gulf United 1+ goals
83%
Gulf United 2+ goals
53%
Gulf United 3+ goals
26%
Gulf Heroes 1+ goals
80%
Gulf Heroes 2+ goals
47%
Gulf Heroes 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Gulf United (draw refunded)
55%
Gulf Heroes (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
10%

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 home — creates 1.47, concedes 1.65 · 43 matches

Gulf Heroes away — creates 1.53, concedes 2.07 · 59 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 + Gulf Heroes defence 2.07 → ÷2 → 1.77

Gulf Heroes attack 1.53 + Gulf United defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.59

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 42%?"

Gulf United scores more
42%
level
23%
Gulf Heroes scores more
35%

Gulf United at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Gulf United 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: Gulf United vs Gulf Heroes

Gulf United beat Gulf Heroes 1-0 in Division 1 on January 19, 2025.

The match was played at Shabab Al Ahli Stadium in Dubai.