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Nizwa vs Al IttehadProfessional League 2019

Nizwa
Nizwa
FT
22
HT: 10
Al Ittehad
Al Ittehad
5/10/2022Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 25Nizwa Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Nizwa41%
×Draw28%
Al Ittehad30%
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.

Nizwa
1.24
Al Ittehad
1.02

Nizwa creates 22% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 31 away

creates per match

Nizwa
0.84
Al Ittehad
0.84

allows per match

Nizwa
1.21
Al Ittehad
1.65

finishing

Nizwa+0.00on par
Al Ittehad+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, %

Nizwa

Al Ittehad
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Nizwa or draw
70%
Nizwa or Al Ittehad
72%
Draw or Al Ittehad
59%

Winning margin

Nizwa wins by 2+
18%
Al Ittehad wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Nizwa 1+ goals
71%
Nizwa 2+ goals
35%
Nizwa 3+ goals
13%
Al Ittehad 1+ goals
64%
Al Ittehad 2+ goals
27%
Al Ittehad 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Nizwa (draw refunded)
58%
Al Ittehad (draw refunded)
42%

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

Nizwa at homecreates 0.84, concedes 1.21 · 19 matches

Al Ittehad awaycreates 0.84, concedes 1.65 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Nizwa attack 0.84 + Al Ittehad defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.24

Al Ittehad attack 0.84 + Nizwa defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 41%?"

Nizwa scores more
41%
level
28%
Al Ittehad scores more
30%

Nizwa at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Nizwa 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

Nizwa 2 – 2 Al Ittehad

Nizwa and Al Ittehad drew 2-2 in Professional League on May 10, 2022.

The match was played at Nizwa Sports Complex in Nizwa.