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Saham vs Muscat — Professional League 2019

Saham
Saham
FT
2 – 1
Muscat
Muscat
1/4/2020Professional LeagueProfessional League · Round 14Sohar Regional Sports Complex

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 30+ matches

Saham38%
×Draw28%
Muscat34%
✓ 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.

Saham
1.25
Muscat
1.17

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 55 home / 30 away

creates per match

Saham
1.02
Muscat
0.87

allows per match

Saham
1.47
Muscat
1.47

finishing

Saham+0.00on par
Muscat+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Saham ↓

Muscat →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–110%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Saham or draw
66%
Saham or Muscat
72%
Draw or Muscat
62%

Winning margin

Saham wins by 2+
17%
Muscat wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Saham 1+ goals
71%
Saham 2+ goals
36%
Saham 3+ goals
13%
Muscat 1+ goals
69%
Muscat 2+ goals
33%
Muscat 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Saham (draw refunded)
53%
Muscat (draw refunded)
47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

Saham at home — creates 1.02, concedes 1.47 · 55 matches

Muscat away — creates 0.87, concedes 1.47 · 30 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Saham attack 1.02 + Muscat defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.25

Muscat attack 0.87 + Saham defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 38%?"

Saham scores more
38%
level
28%
Muscat scores more
34%

Saham at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Saham 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

Professional League: Saham 2–1 Muscat

Saham beat Muscat 2-1 in Professional League on January 4, 2020.

The match was played at Sohar Regional Sports Complex in Sohar.