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Naft vs Al Quwa Al JawiyaIraqi League 2020

Naft
Naft
FT
14
HT: 01
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
7/5/2021Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 35Al Taji Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 109+ matches

Naft28%
×Draw30%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya42%
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
0.89
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
1.15

Al Quwa Al Jawiya creates 29% more chances

Season form · 110 home / 109 away

creates per match

Naft
0.98
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
1.39

allows per match

Naft
0.90
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
0.79

finishing

Naft+0.00on par
Al Quwa Al Jawiya+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Under
  • Under67
  • Over33

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

60%No
  • No60
  • Yes40

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Naft

Al Quwa Al Jawiya
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
0115%
029%
033%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
205%
216%
223%
231%
240%
3
302%
312%
321%
330%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
60%40%2.5
33%67%3.5
15%85%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Naft or draw
58%
Naft or Al Quwa Al Jawiya
70%
Draw or Al Quwa Al Jawiya
72%

Winning margin

Naft wins by 2+
10%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Naft 1+ goals
59%
Naft 2+ goals
22%
Naft 3+ goals
6%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1+ goals
68%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2+ goals
32%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Naft (draw refunded)
40%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya (draw refunded)
60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
27%
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 at homecreates 0.98, concedes 0.90 · 110 matches

Al Quwa Al Jawiya awaycreates 1.39, concedes 0.79 · 109 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 attack 0.98 + Al Quwa Al Jawiya defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.89

Al Quwa Al Jawiya attack 1.39 + Naft defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 1.15

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%?"

Naft scores more
28%
level
30%
Al Quwa Al Jawiya scores more
42%

Al Quwa Al Jawiya 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 "Al Quwa Al Jawiya 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

Naft 1 – 4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya

Al Quwa Al Jawiya beat Naft 4-1 in Iraqi League on July 5, 2021.

The match was played at Al Taji Stadium in Al Taji.