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Hatta SC vs Dubai CityDivision 1 2018

11/20/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 7Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

Hatta SC61%
×Draw21%
Dubai City18%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Hatta SC
2.05
Dubai City
1.00

Hatta SC creates 105% more chances

Season form · 66 home / 60 away

creates per match

Hatta SC
1.83
Dubai City
0.98

allows per match

Hatta SC
1.02
Dubai City
2.28

finishing

Hatta SC+0.00on par
Dubai City+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Hatta SC

Dubai City
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
022%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1110%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
404%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Hatta SC or draw
82%
Hatta SC or Dubai City
79%
Draw or Dubai City
39%

Winning margin

Hatta SC wins by 2+
38%
Dubai City wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Hatta SC 1+ goals
87%
Hatta SC 2+ goals
61%
Hatta SC 3+ goals
33%
Dubai City 1+ goals
63%
Dubai City 2+ goals
26%
Dubai City 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Hatta SC (draw refunded)
78%
Dubai City (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

Hatta SC at homecreates 1.83, concedes 1.02 · 66 matches

Dubai City awaycreates 0.98, concedes 2.28 · 60 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Hatta SC attack 1.83 + Dubai City defence 2.28 → ÷2 → 2.05

Dubai City attack 0.98 + Hatta SC defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 61%?"

Hatta SC scores more
61%
level
21%
Dubai City scores more
18%

Hatta SC at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Hatta SC 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

Hatta SC 5 – 1 Dubai City

Hatta SC beat Dubai City 5-1 in Division 1 on November 20, 2021.

The match was played at Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium in Hatta.