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Kuktosh vs IstiqlolVysshaya Liga 2019

9/30/2020Vysshaya LigaVysshaya Liga · Round 15Stadion Neftyanik

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 59+ matches

Kuktosh18%
×Draw21%
Istiqlol61%
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.

Kuktosh
1.01
Istiqlol
2.05

Istiqlol creates 103% more chances

Season form · 59 home / 100 away

creates per match

Kuktosh
1.39
Istiqlol
2.52

allows per match

Kuktosh
1.58
Istiqlol
0.63

finishing

Kuktosh+0.00on par
Istiqlol+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, %

Kuktosh

Istiqlol
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0110%
0210%
037%
043%
1
105%
1110%
1210%
137%
144%
2
202%
215%
225%
233%
242%
3
301%
312%
322%
331%
341%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (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

Kuktosh or draw
39%
Kuktosh or Istiqlol
79%
Draw or Istiqlol
82%

Winning margin

Kuktosh wins by 2+
6%
Istiqlol wins by 2+
37%

Team goals

Kuktosh 1+ goals
64%
Kuktosh 2+ goals
27%
Kuktosh 3+ goals
8%
Istiqlol 1+ goals
87%
Istiqlol 2+ goals
61%
Istiqlol 3+ goals
33%

Draw no bet

Kuktosh (draw refunded)
23%
Istiqlol (draw refunded)
77%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

Kuktosh at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.58 · 59 matches

Istiqlol awaycreates 2.52, concedes 0.63 · 100 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 1.39 + Istiqlol defence 0.63 → ÷2 → 1.01

Istiqlol attack 2.52 + Kuktosh defence 1.58 → ÷2 → 2.05

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%?"

Kuktosh scores more
18%
level
21%
Istiqlol scores more
61%

Istiqlol 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 "Istiqlol 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

Vysshaya Liga: Kuktosh 1–1 Istiqlol

Kuktosh and Istiqlol drew 1-1 in Vysshaya Liga on September 30, 2020.

The match was played at Stadion Neftyanik in Rudaki.