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Hapoel Nazareth Illit vs Hapoel IksalLiga Leumit 2019

11/16/2020Liga LeumitLiga Leumit · Round 9Green Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 41+ matches

Hapoel Nazareth Illit48%
×Draw26%
Hapoel Iksal25%
Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.6%
Always home
44.7%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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 Nazareth Illit
1.46
Hapoel Iksal
0.98

Hapoel Nazareth Illit creates 49% more chances

Season form · 106 home / 41 away

creates per match

Hapoel Nazareth Illit
1.41
Hapoel Iksal
0.83

allows per match

Hapoel Nazareth Illit
1.12
Hapoel Iksal
1.51

finishing

Hapoel Nazareth Illit+0.00on par
Hapoel Iksal+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hapoel Nazareth Illit

Hapoel Iksal
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
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
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Hapoel Nazareth Illit or draw
75%
Hapoel Nazareth Illit or Hapoel Iksal
74%
Draw or Hapoel Iksal
52%

Winning margin

Hapoel Nazareth Illit wins by 2+
24%
Hapoel Iksal wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Hapoel Nazareth Illit 1+ goals
77%
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 2+ goals
43%
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 3+ goals
18%
Hapoel Iksal 1+ goals
62%
Hapoel Iksal 2+ goals
26%
Hapoel Iksal 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Hapoel Nazareth Illit (draw refunded)
66%
Hapoel Iksal (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 Nazareth Illit at homecreates 1.41, concedes 1.12 · 106 matches

Hapoel Iksal awaycreates 0.83, concedes 1.51 · 41 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 Nazareth Illit attack 1.41 + Hapoel Iksal defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.46

Hapoel Iksal attack 0.83 + Hapoel Nazareth Illit defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 48%?"

Hapoel Nazareth Illit scores more
48%
level
26%
Hapoel Iksal scores more
25%

Hapoel Nazareth Illit at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Hapoel Nazareth Illit 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.

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Liga Leumit: Hapoel Nazareth Illit 0–0 Hapoel Iksal

Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Iksal drew 0-0 in Liga Leumit on November 16, 2020.

The match was played at Green Stadium in Nazareth Illit.