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Havadar vs Chooka TaleshAzadegan League 2018

5/7/2021Azadegan LeagueAzadegan League · Round 23Martyrs Stadium Islamshahr

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Havadar59%
×Draw26%
Chooka Talesh16%
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.

Havadar
1.54
Chooka Talesh
0.66

Havadar creates 133% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 33 away

creates per match

Havadar
1.35
Chooka Talesh
0.61

allows per match

Havadar
0.71
Chooka Talesh
1.73

finishing

Havadar+0.00on par
Chooka Talesh+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Havadar

Chooka Talesh
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
017%
022%
031%
040%
1
1017%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (17%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Havadar or draw
84%
Havadar or Chooka Talesh
74%
Draw or Chooka Talesh
41%

Winning margin

Havadar wins by 2+
31%
Chooka Talesh wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Havadar 1+ goals
79%
Havadar 2+ goals
45%
Havadar 3+ goals
20%
Chooka Talesh 1+ goals
48%
Chooka Talesh 2+ goals
14%
Chooka Talesh 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Havadar (draw refunded)
79%
Chooka Talesh (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
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

Havadar at homecreates 1.35, concedes 0.71 · 34 matches

Chooka Talesh awaycreates 0.61, concedes 1.73 · 33 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Havadar attack 1.35 + Chooka Talesh defence 1.73 → ÷2 → 1.54

Chooka Talesh attack 0.61 + Havadar defence 0.71 → ÷2 → 0.66

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 59%?"

Havadar scores more
59%
level
26%
Chooka Talesh scores more
16%

Havadar at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Havadar 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

Havadar 1 – 0 Chooka Talesh

Havadar beat Chooka Talesh 1-0 in Azadegan League on May 7, 2021.

The match was played at Martyrs Stadium Islamshahr in Eslamshahr.