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Malavan vs Sanat Naft — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018

Malavan
Malavan
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Sanat Naft
Sanat Naft
10/7/2022Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 8Takhti Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 56+ matches

Malavan44%
×Draw30%
Sanat Naft26%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

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.

Malavan
1.16
Sanat Naft
0.82

Malavan creates 41% more chances

Season form · 56 home / 91 away

creates per match

Malavan
1.09
Sanat Naft
0.69

allows per match

Malavan
0.95
Sanat Naft
1.22

finishing

Malavan+0.00on par
Sanat Naft+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malavan ↓

Sanat Naft →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–111%
0–25%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–016%
1–113%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–09%
2–18%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Malavan or draw
74%
Malavan or Sanat Naft
70%
Draw or Sanat Naft
56%

Winning margin

Malavan wins by 2+
19%
Sanat Naft wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Malavan 1+ goals
69%
Malavan 2+ goals
32%
Malavan 3+ goals
11%
Sanat Naft 1+ goals
56%
Sanat Naft 2+ goals
20%
Sanat Naft 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Malavan (draw refunded)
63%
Sanat Naft (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
25%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Malavan at home — creates 1.09, concedes 0.95 · 56 matches

Sanat Naft away — creates 0.69, concedes 1.22 · 91 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Malavan attack 1.09 + Sanat Naft defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.16

Sanat Naft attack 0.69 + Malavan defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 0.82

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 44%?"

Malavan scores more
44%
level
30%
Sanat Naft scores more
26%

Malavan at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Malavan 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

Persian Gulf Pro League: Malavan 2–1 Sanat Naft

Malavan beat Sanat Naft 2-1 in Persian Gulf Pro League on October 7, 2022.

The match was played at Takhti Stadium in Bandar-e-Anzalī.