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Padideh Khorasan vs Machine Sazi FCPersian Gulf Pro League 2018

11/7/2020Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 1Imam Reza Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 45+ matches

Padideh Khorasan48%
×Draw30%
Machine Sazi FC21%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Padideh Khorasan
1.20
Machine Sazi FC
0.69

Padideh Khorasan creates 74% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 45 away

creates per match

Padideh Khorasan
1.00
Machine Sazi FC
0.64

allows per match

Padideh Khorasan
0.73
Machine Sazi FC
1.40

finishing

Padideh Khorasan+0.00on par
Machine Sazi FC+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Under
  • Under71
  • Over29

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

65%No
  • No65
  • Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Padideh Khorasan

Machine Sazi FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
0015%
0110%
024%
031%
040%
1
1018%
1113%
124%
131%
140%
2
2011%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
85%15%1.5
56%44%2.5
29%71%3.5
12%88%4.5
4%96%

Double chance

Padideh Khorasan or draw
79%
Padideh Khorasan or Machine Sazi FC
70%
Draw or Machine Sazi FC
52%

Winning margin

Padideh Khorasan wins by 2+
21%
Machine Sazi FC wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Padideh Khorasan 1+ goals
70%
Padideh Khorasan 2+ goals
34%
Padideh Khorasan 3+ goals
12%
Machine Sazi FC 1+ goals
50%
Machine Sazi FC 2+ goals
15%
Machine Sazi FC 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Padideh Khorasan (draw refunded)
69%
Machine Sazi FC (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
22%
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

Padideh Khorasan at homecreates 1.00, concedes 0.73 · 60 matches

Machine Sazi FC awaycreates 0.64, concedes 1.40 · 45 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Padideh Khorasan attack 1.00 + Machine Sazi FC defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.20

Machine Sazi FC attack 0.64 + Padideh Khorasan defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 0.69

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 48%?"

Padideh Khorasan scores more
48%
level
30%
Machine Sazi FC scores more
21%

Padideh Khorasan at 48% 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 48% does not mean "Padideh Khorasan 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

Match Recap: Padideh Khorasan vs Machine Sazi FC

Padideh Khorasan beat Machine Sazi FC 3-0 in Persian Gulf Pro League on November 7, 2020.

The match was played at Imam Reza Stadium in Mashhad.