Machine Sazi FC vs Esteghlal FC — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 45+ matches
Machine Sazi FC23%
Esteghlal FC48%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.
Esteghlal FC creates 62% more chances
Season form · 45 home / 116 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under67
- Over33
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No61
- Yes39
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Machine Sazi FC ↓
Most likely 0–1 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Machine Sazi FC at home — creates 0.82, concedes 1.22 · 45 matches
Esteghlal FC away — creates 1.30, concedes 0.75 · 116 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Machine Sazi FC attack 0.82 + Esteghlal FC defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 0.78
Esteghlal FC attack 1.30 + Machine Sazi FC defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.26
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 48%?"
Esteghlal FC at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Esteghlal FC 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
Head to Head
Persepolis FC
Sepahan FCEsteghlal FC
Padideh Khorasan
Tractor Sazi
ZOB Ahan
Saipa
Foolad FC
Sanat Naft
Nassaji Mazandaran
Paykan
Pars Jonoubi JAMMachine Sazi FC
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Sepidrood Rasht
Esteghlal KhuzestanIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Machine Sazi FC host Esteghlal FC on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 at 12:30. The match is part of the Persian Gulf Pro League 2018/2019 season.
Persian Gulf Pro League: Machine Sazi FC 0–2 Esteghlal FC
Esteghlal FC beat Machine Sazi FC 2-0 in Persian Gulf Pro League on March 17, 2021.
The match was played at Bonyan Diesel Stadium in Tabriz.