Kuktosh 2–1 Istaravshan: Result & Stats

Kuktosh

FT

2 – 1

Istaravshan

A. Sultonov 21'

S. Bunyod 3'

I. Barotov 73'

9/22/2021

Vysshaya Liga · Round 20Stadion Neftyanik

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 21+ matches

Kuktosh42%

×Draw26%

Istaravshan32%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

KuktoshExpected goals in this matchIstaravshan

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.

1.42

1.20

Kuktosh

1.42

Istaravshan

1.20

Kuktosh creates 18% more chances

Season form · 21 home / 43 away

1.10

creates per match

0.88

1.52

allows per match

1.74

creates per match

Kuktosh

1.10

Istaravshan

0.88

allows per match

Kuktosh

1.52

Istaravshan

1.74

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Kuktosh+0.00on par

Istaravshan+0.00on par

Total goals

Under51
Over49

Close call

Both teams score

Yes53
No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kuktosh ↓

Istaravshan →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

74%26%2.5

49%51%3.5

27%73%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Kuktosh or draw

68%

Kuktosh or Istaravshan

74%

Draw or Istaravshan

58%

Winning margin

Kuktosh wins by 2+

20%

Istaravshan wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Kuktosh 1+ goals

76%

Kuktosh 2+ goals

41%

Kuktosh 3+ goals

17%

Istaravshan 1+ goals

70%

Istaravshan 2+ goals

34%

Istaravshan 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

Kuktosh (draw refunded)

57%

Istaravshan (draw refunded)

43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

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

Kuktosh at home — creates 1.10, concedes 1.52 · 21 matches

Istaravshan away — creates 0.88, concedes 1.74 · 43 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Kuktosh attack 1.10 + Istaravshan defence 1.74 → ÷2 → 1.42

Istaravshan attack 0.88 + Kuktosh defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.20

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 42%?"

Kuktosh scores more

42%

level

26%

Istaravshan scores more

32%

Kuktosh at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Kuktosh 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.

Match Events

3'

S. Bunyod

21'

A. Sultonov

73'

I. Barotov

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff