Khalidiya 1–0 Busaiteen: Result & Stats

Khalidiya

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Busaiteen

4/7/2024

Premier League · Round 15Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Khalidiya58%

×Draw24%

Busaiteen18%

✓ 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.

KhalidiyaExpected goals in this matchBusaiteen

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.

1.67

0.79

Khalidiya

1.67

Busaiteen

0.79

Khalidiya creates 111% more chances

Season form · 54 home / 31 away

1.94

creates per match

0.74

0.85

allows per match

1.39

creates per match

Khalidiya

1.94

Busaiteen

0.74

allows per match

Khalidiya

0.85

Busaiteen

1.39

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Khalidiya+0.00on par

Busaiteen+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No56
Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Khalidiya ↓

Busaiteen →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–014%

1–111%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–012%

2–19%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–07%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 97% 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

Khalidiya or draw

82%

Khalidiya or Busaiteen

76%

Draw or Busaiteen

42%

Winning margin

Khalidiya wins by 2+

32%

Busaiteen wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

Khalidiya 1+ goals

81%

Khalidiya 2+ goals

50%

Khalidiya 3+ goals

23%

Busaiteen 1+ goals

55%

Busaiteen 2+ goals

19%

Busaiteen 3+ goals

5%

Draw no bet

Khalidiya (draw refunded)

77%

Busaiteen (draw refunded)

23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

33%

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

Khalidiya at home — creates 1.94, concedes 0.85 · 54 matches

Busaiteen away — creates 0.74, concedes 1.39 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Khalidiya attack 1.94 + Busaiteen defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.67

Busaiteen attack 0.74 + Khalidiya defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.79

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 58%?"

Khalidiya scores more

58%

level

24%

Busaiteen scores more

18%

Khalidiya at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Khalidiya 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