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Khatlon vs Barki TajikVysshaya Liga 2018

9/23/2018Vysshaya LigaVysshaya Liga · Round 18Stadion Pakhtakor

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Khatlon42%
×Draw27%
Barki Tajik31%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Khatlon
1.38
Barki Tajik
1.14

Khatlon creates 21% more chances

Season form · 41 home / 33 away

creates per match

Khatlon
1.37
Barki Tajik
1.30

allows per match

Khatlon
0.98
Barki Tajik
1.39

finishing

Khatlon+0.00on par
Barki Tajik+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Khatlon

Barki Tajik
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
46%54%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Khatlon or draw
69%
Khatlon or Barki Tajik
73%
Draw or Barki Tajik
58%

Winning margin

Khatlon wins by 2+
20%
Barki Tajik wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Khatlon 1+ goals
75%
Khatlon 2+ goals
40%
Khatlon 3+ goals
16%
Barki Tajik 1+ goals
68%
Barki Tajik 2+ goals
32%
Barki Tajik 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Khatlon (draw refunded)
58%
Barki Tajik (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Khatlon at homecreates 1.37, concedes 0.98 · 41 matches

Barki Tajik awaycreates 1.30, concedes 1.39 · 33 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Khatlon attack 1.37 + Barki Tajik defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.38

Barki Tajik attack 1.30 + Khatlon defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 1.14

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%?"

Khatlon scores more
42%
level
27%
Barki Tajik scores more
31%

Khatlon 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 "Khatlon 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

Vysshaya Liga: Khatlon 1–2 Barki Tajik

Barki Tajik beat Khatlon 2-1 in Vysshaya Liga on September 23, 2018.

The match was played at Stadion Pakhtakor in Kurgan-Tyube.