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Qashqai Shiraz vs Rayka BabolAzadegan League 2018

7/18/2020Azadegan LeagueAzadegan League · Round 30Hafezieh Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 51+ matches

Qashqai Shiraz44%
×Draw30%
Rayka Babol26%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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.

Qashqai Shiraz
1.16
Rayka Babol
0.81

Qashqai Shiraz creates 43% more chances

Season form · 67 home / 51 away

creates per match

Qashqai Shiraz
0.94
Rayka Babol
0.80

allows per match

Qashqai Shiraz
0.82
Rayka Babol
1.37

finishing

Qashqai Shiraz+0.00on par
Rayka Babol+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

62%No
  • No62
  • Yes38

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Qashqai Shiraz

Rayka Babol
0
1
2
3
4
0
0014%
0111%
025%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1113%
125%
131%
140%
2
209%
218%
223%
231%
240%
3
304%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Qashqai Shiraz or draw
74%
Qashqai Shiraz or Rayka Babol
70%
Draw or Rayka Babol
56%

Winning margin

Qashqai Shiraz wins by 2+
19%
Rayka Babol wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Qashqai Shiraz 1+ goals
69%
Qashqai Shiraz 2+ goals
32%
Qashqai Shiraz 3+ goals
11%
Rayka Babol 1+ goals
56%
Rayka Babol 2+ goals
19%
Rayka Babol 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Qashqai Shiraz (draw refunded)
63%
Rayka Babol (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
25%
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

Qashqai Shiraz at homecreates 0.94, concedes 0.82 · 67 matches

Rayka Babol awaycreates 0.80, concedes 1.37 · 51 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Qashqai Shiraz attack 0.94 + Rayka Babol defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.16

Rayka Babol attack 0.80 + Qashqai Shiraz defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 44%?"

Qashqai Shiraz scores more
44%
level
30%
Rayka Babol scores more
26%

Qashqai Shiraz at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Qashqai Shiraz 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

Azadegan League: Qashqai Shiraz 1–2 Rayka Babol

Rayka Babol beat Qashqai Shiraz 2-1 in Azadegan League on July 18, 2020.

The match was played at Hafezieh Stadium in Shiraz.