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Muscat vs Oman ClubProfessional League 2019

12/29/2019Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 13Sohar Regional Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Muscat34%
×Draw29%
Oman Club38%
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.

Muscat
1.08
Oman Club
1.16

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 32 home / 79 away

creates per match

Muscat
1.03
Oman Club
1.04

allows per match

Muscat
1.28
Oman Club
1.13

finishing

Muscat+0.00on par
Oman Club+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Muscat

Oman Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
217%
224%
232%
240%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Muscat or draw
62%
Muscat or Oman Club
71%
Draw or Oman Club
66%

Winning margin

Muscat wins by 2+
13%
Oman Club wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Muscat 1+ goals
66%
Muscat 2+ goals
29%
Muscat 3+ goals
10%
Oman Club 1+ goals
69%
Oman Club 2+ goals
32%
Oman Club 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Muscat (draw refunded)
47%
Oman Club (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Muscat at homecreates 1.03, concedes 1.28 · 32 matches

Oman Club awaycreates 1.04, concedes 1.13 · 79 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Muscat attack 1.03 + Oman Club defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.08

Oman Club attack 1.04 + Muscat defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.16

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 38%?"

Muscat scores more
34%
level
29%
Oman Club scores more
38%

Oman Club at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Oman Club 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

Muscat 2 – 0 Oman Club

Muscat beat Oman Club 2-0 in Professional League on December 29, 2019.

The match was played at Sohar Regional Sports Complex in Sohar.