Mes Rafsanjan vs Machine Sazi FC — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 30+ matches
Mes Rafsanjan49%
Machine Sazi FC22%✓ 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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.
Mes Rafsanjan creates 68% more chances
Season form · 85 home / 30 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under66
- Over34
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No61
- Yes39
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Mes Rafsanjan ↓
Most likely 1–0 (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
Mes Rafsanjan at home — creates 0.91, concedes 0.94 · 85 matches
Machine Sazi FC away — creates 0.60, concedes 1.67 · 30 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Mes Rafsanjan attack 0.91 + Machine Sazi FC defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.29
Machine Sazi FC attack 0.60 + Mes Rafsanjan defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.77
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 49%?"
Mes Rafsanjan at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Mes Rafsanjan 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 FC
Esteghlal 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
Mes Rafsanjan host Machine Sazi FC on Sunday, 10 January 2021 at 11:30. The match is part of the Persian Gulf Pro League 2018/2019 season.
Persian Gulf Pro League: Mes Rafsanjan 1–0 Machine Sazi FC
Mes Rafsanjan beat Machine Sazi FC 1-0 in Persian Gulf Pro League on January 10, 2021.
The match was played at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in Rafsanjan.