Muharraq 2–0 Al Najma: Result & Stats

Muharraq

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Al Najma

4/21/2025

Premier League · Round 15Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 63+ matches

Muharraq56%

×Draw24%

Al Najma20%

✓ 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.

MuharraqExpected goals in this matchAl Najma

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.

1.69

0.89

Muharraq

1.69

Al Najma

0.89

Muharraq creates 90% more chances

Season form · 70 home / 63 away

1.89

creates per match

1.10

0.67

allows per match

1.49

creates per match

Muharraq

1.89

Al Najma

1.10

allows per match

Muharraq

0.67

Al Najma

1.49

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Muharraq+0.00on par

Al Najma+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Muharraq ↓

Al Najma →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–111%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Muharraq or draw

80%

Muharraq or Al Najma

76%

Draw or Al Najma

44%

Winning margin

Muharraq wins by 2+

31%

Al Najma wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Muharraq 1+ goals

82%

Muharraq 2+ goals

50%

Muharraq 3+ goals

24%

Al Najma 1+ goals

59%

Al Najma 2+ goals

22%

Al Najma 3+ goals

6%

Draw no bet

Muharraq (draw refunded)

74%

Al Najma (draw refunded)

26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

37%

Both score & under 3

11%

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

Muharraq at home — creates 1.89, concedes 0.67 · 70 matches

Al Najma away — creates 1.10, concedes 1.49 · 63 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Muharraq attack 1.89 + Al Najma defence 1.49 → ÷2 → 1.69

Al Najma attack 1.10 + Muharraq defence 0.67 → ÷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 56%?"

Muharraq scores more

56%

level

24%

Al Najma scores more

20%

Muharraq at 56% 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 56% 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