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Manama vs Busaiteen — Premier League 2019

Manama
Manama
FT
2 – 1
HT: 0 – 0
Busaiteen
Busaiteen
4/28/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 18Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Manama47%
×Draw28%
Busaiteen25%
✓ 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
1.33
Busaiteen
0.89

Manama creates 49% more chances

Season form · 61 home / 31 away

creates per match

Manama
1.28
Busaiteen
0.74

allows per match

Manama
1.03
Busaiteen
1.39

finishing

Manama+0.00on par
Busaiteen+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manama ↓

Busaiteen →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–110%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–014%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Manama or draw
75%
Manama or Busaiteen
72%
Draw or Busaiteen
53%

Winning margin

Manama wins by 2+
22%
Busaiteen wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Manama 1+ goals
74%
Manama 2+ goals
38%
Manama 3+ goals
15%
Busaiteen 1+ goals
59%
Busaiteen 2+ goals
22%
Busaiteen 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Manama (draw refunded)
65%
Busaiteen (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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

Manama at home — creates 1.28, concedes 1.03 · 61 matches

Busaiteen away — creates 0.74, concedes 1.39 · 31 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 1.28 + Busaiteen defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.33

Busaiteen attack 0.74 + Manama defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.89

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 47%?"

Manama scores more
47%
level
28%
Busaiteen scores more
25%

Manama at 47% 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 47% does not mean "Manama 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

Match Recap: Manama vs Busaiteen

Manama beat Busaiteen 2-1 in Premier League on April 28, 2024.

The match was played at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Muharraq.