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Naft Al-Janoob vs Karbala — Iraqi League 2020

Naft Al-Janoob
Naft Al-Janoob
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Karbala
Karbala
3/2/2025Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 22Al Faihaa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 58+ matches

Naft Al-Janoob39%
×Draw30%
Karbala31%
✓ 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.

Naft Al-Janoob
1.14
Karbala
0.97

Naft Al-Janoob creates 18% more chances

Season form · 90 home / 58 away

creates per match

Naft Al-Janoob
0.87
Karbala
0.81

allows per match

Naft Al-Janoob
1.12
Karbala
1.41

finishing

Naft Al-Janoob+0.00on par
Karbala+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Under
  • Under65
  • Over35

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Naft Al-Janoob ↓

Karbala →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–012%
0–112%
0–26%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–014%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
62%38%2.5
35%65%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Naft Al-Janoob or draw
69%
Naft Al-Janoob or Karbala
70%
Draw or Karbala
61%

Winning margin

Naft Al-Janoob wins by 2+
16%
Karbala wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Naft Al-Janoob 1+ goals
68%
Naft Al-Janoob 2+ goals
32%
Naft Al-Janoob 3+ goals
11%
Karbala 1+ goals
62%
Karbala 2+ goals
25%
Karbala 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Naft Al-Janoob (draw refunded)
56%
Karbala (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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

Naft Al-Janoob at home — creates 0.87, concedes 1.12 · 90 matches

Karbala away — creates 0.81, concedes 1.41 · 58 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Naft Al-Janoob attack 0.87 + Karbala defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.14

Karbala attack 0.81 + Naft Al-Janoob defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 0.97

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 39%?"

Naft Al-Janoob scores more
39%
level
30%
Karbala scores more
31%

Naft Al-Janoob at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Naft Al-Janoob 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

Iraqi League: Naft Al-Janoob 0–0 Karbala

Naft Al-Janoob and Karbala drew 0-0 in Iraqi League on March 2, 2025.

The match was played at Al Faihaa Stadium in Basra.