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Manama vs Al JaishAFC Cup 2018

11/1/2020AFC CupAFC Cup · Group Stage - 5Madinat 'Isa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Manama27%
×Draw39%
Al Jaish34%
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.

Manama
0.63
Al Jaish
0.75

Al Jaish creates 19% more chances

Season form · 4 home / 8 away

creates per match

Manama
0.50
Al Jaish
0.50

allows per match

Manama
1.00
Al Jaish
0.75

finishing

Manama+0.00on par
Al Jaish+0.00on par

Total goals

84%Under
  • Under84
  • Over16

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

75%No
  • No75
  • Yes25

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manama

Al Jaish
0
1
2
3
4
0
0025%
0119%
027%
032%
040%
1
1016%
1112%
124%
131%
140%
2
205%
214%
221%
230%
240%
3
301%
311%
320%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–0 (25%) · grid covers 100% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
75%25%1.5
40%60%2.5
16%84%3.5
5%95%4.5
1%99%

Double chance

Manama or draw
66%
Manama or Al Jaish
61%
Draw or Al Jaish
73%

Winning margin

Manama wins by 2+
7%
Al Jaish wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Manama 1+ goals
47%
Manama 2+ goals
13%
Manama 3+ goals
3%
Al Jaish 1+ goals
53%
Al Jaish 2+ goals
17%
Al Jaish 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Manama (draw refunded)
44%
Al Jaish (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
13%
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

Manama at homecreates 0.50, concedes 1.00 · 4 matches

Al Jaish awaycreates 0.50, concedes 0.75 · 8 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Manama attack 0.50 + Al Jaish defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 0.63

Al Jaish attack 0.50 + Manama defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.75

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 34%?"

Manama scores more
27%
level
39%
Al Jaish scores more
34%

Al Jaish at 34% 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 34% does not mean "Al Jaish 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

Preview: Manama host Al Jaish

November 1, 2020: Manama take on Al Jaish in AFC Cup. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Manama host Al Jaish at Madinat 'Isa Stadium.

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