Saipa 1–0 Darya Babol: Result & Stats

Saipa

FT

1 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Darya Babol

9/2/2023

Azadegan League · Round 1Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 34+ matches

Saipa48%

×Draw31%

Darya Babol21%

✓ 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.

SaipaExpected goals in this matchDarya Babol

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.

1.15

0.65

Saipa

1.15

Darya Babol

0.65

Saipa creates 77% more chances

Season form · 84 home / 34 away

1.18

creates per match

0.71

0.58

allows per match

1.12

creates per match

Saipa

1.18

Darya Babol

0.71

allows per match

Saipa

0.58

Darya Babol

1.12

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Saipa+0.00on par

Darya Babol+0.00on par

Total goals

Under73
Over27

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No67
Yes33

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Saipa ↓

Darya Babol →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–017%

0–111%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–019%

1–112%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–17%

2–22%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–13%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (19%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

83%17%1.5

54%46%2.5

27%73%3.5

11%89%4.5

4%96%

Double chance

Saipa or draw

79%

Saipa or Darya Babol

69%

Draw or Darya Babol

52%

Winning margin

Saipa wins by 2+

21%

Darya Babol wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Saipa 1+ goals

68%

Saipa 2+ goals

32%

Saipa 3+ goals

11%

Darya Babol 1+ goals

48%

Darya Babol 2+ goals

14%

Darya Babol 3+ goals

3%

Draw no bet

Saipa (draw refunded)

70%

Darya Babol (draw refunded)

30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

20%

Both score & under 3

12%

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

Saipa at home — creates 1.18, concedes 0.58 · 84 matches

Darya Babol away — creates 0.71, concedes 1.12 · 34 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Saipa attack 1.18 + Darya Babol defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.15

Darya Babol attack 0.71 + Saipa defence 0.58 → ÷2 → 0.65

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%?"

Saipa scores more

48%

level

31%

Darya Babol scores more

21%

Saipa 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 "Saipa 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