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Hapoel Iksal vs Agudat Sport AshdodLiga Leumit 2019

9/9/2021Liga LeumitLiga Leumit · Round 3HaMoshava Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Hapoel Iksal53%
×Draw25%
Agudat Sport Ashdod22%
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.

Hapoel Iksal
1.59
Agudat Sport Ashdod
0.94

Hapoel Iksal creates 69% more chances

Season form · 33 home / 38 away

creates per match

Hapoel Iksal
1.27
Agudat Sport Ashdod
0.61

allows per match

Hapoel Iksal
1.27
Agudat Sport Ashdod
1.92

finishing

Hapoel Iksal+0.00on par
Agudat Sport Ashdod+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hapoel Iksal

Agudat Sport Ashdod
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
46%54%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Hapoel Iksal or draw
78%
Hapoel Iksal or Agudat Sport Ashdod
75%
Draw or Agudat Sport Ashdod
47%

Winning margin

Hapoel Iksal wins by 2+
28%
Agudat Sport Ashdod wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Hapoel Iksal 1+ goals
80%
Hapoel Iksal 2+ goals
47%
Hapoel Iksal 3+ goals
21%
Agudat Sport Ashdod 1+ goals
61%
Agudat Sport Ashdod 2+ goals
24%
Agudat Sport Ashdod 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Hapoel Iksal (draw refunded)
70%
Agudat Sport Ashdod (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Hapoel Iksal at homecreates 1.27, concedes 1.27 · 33 matches

Agudat Sport Ashdod awaycreates 0.61, concedes 1.92 · 38 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hapoel Iksal attack 1.27 + Agudat Sport Ashdod defence 1.92 → ÷2 → 1.59

Agudat Sport Ashdod attack 0.61 + Hapoel Iksal defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 0.94

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%?"

Hapoel Iksal scores more
53%
level
25%
Agudat Sport Ashdod scores more
22%

Hapoel Iksal 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 "Hapoel Iksal 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.

Hapoel
Agudat
O. Tzalpepe
Manager: O. Tzalpepe
59'L. NakshariM. Gosha
59'Y. CohenO. Rabinowitz
68'O. OsherY. Asayag
84'A. RosenboimA. Salem
84'T. BelleliD. Twizer
R. Awat
Manager: R. Awat
59'N. HassonA. Awat
68'E. ElbazS. Mazal
68'R. TzairiLishay Biton
80'A. MiladN. Rotstein
80'Liel BitonN. Gisin

Hapoel Iksal 0 – 1 Agudat Sport Ashdod

Agudat Sport Ashdod beat Hapoel Iksal 1-0 in Liga Leumit on September 9, 2021.

Goals: N. Rotstein (54').

The match was played at HaMoshava Stadium in Petach-Tikva.