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Manama vs MuharraqPremier League 2019

Manama
Manama
FT
03
HT: 00
Muharraq
Muharraq
5/4/2024Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 19Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 61+ matches

Manama31%
×Draw27%
Muharraq42%
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.

Manama
1.10
Muharraq
1.34

Muharraq creates 22% more chances

Season form · 61 home / 72 away

creates per match

Manama
1.28
Muharraq
1.65

allows per match

Manama
1.03
Muharraq
0.93

finishing

Manama+0.00on par
Muharraq+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Manama

Muharraq
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
028%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Manama or draw
58%
Manama or Muharraq
73%
Draw or Muharraq
69%

Winning margin

Manama wins by 2+
12%
Muharraq wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Manama 1+ goals
67%
Manama 2+ goals
30%
Manama 3+ goals
10%
Muharraq 1+ goals
74%
Muharraq 2+ goals
39%
Muharraq 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Manama (draw refunded)
42%
Muharraq (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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 homecreates 1.28, concedes 1.03 · 61 matches

Muharraq awaycreates 1.65, concedes 0.93 · 72 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 + Muharraq defence 0.93 → ÷2 → 1.10

Muharraq attack 1.65 + Manama defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.34

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 42%?"

Manama scores more
31%
level
27%
Muharraq scores more
42%

Muharraq at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Muharraq 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

Manama 0 – 3 Muharraq

Muharraq beat Manama 3-0 in Premier League on May 4, 2024.

The match was played at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa.