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Shorta vs Al-HorgelahPremier League 2019

Shorta
Shorta
FT
00
HT: 00
Al-Horgelah
Al-Horgelah
3/17/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 21Al Jalaa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Shorta34%
×Draw27%
Al-Horgelah39%
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.

Shorta
1.19
Al-Horgelah
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 47 home / 26 away

creates per match

Shorta
1.00
Al-Horgelah
1.15

allows per match

Shorta
1.43
Al-Horgelah
1.38

finishing

Shorta+0.00on par
Al-Horgelah+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Shorta

Al-Horgelah
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
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
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Shorta or draw
61%
Shorta or Al-Horgelah
73%
Draw or Al-Horgelah
66%

Winning margin

Shorta wins by 2+
14%
Al-Horgelah wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Shorta 1+ goals
70%
Shorta 2+ goals
33%
Shorta 3+ goals
12%
Al-Horgelah 1+ goals
72%
Al-Horgelah 2+ goals
37%
Al-Horgelah 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Shorta (draw refunded)
47%
Al-Horgelah (draw refunded)
53%

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

Shorta at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.43 · 47 matches

Al-Horgelah awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.38 · 26 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Shorta attack 1.00 + Al-Horgelah defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.19

Al-Horgelah attack 1.15 + Shorta defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 39%?"

Shorta scores more
34%
level
27%
Al-Horgelah scores more
39%

Al-Horgelah at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Al-Horgelah 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

Premier League: Shorta 0–0 Al-Horgelah

Shorta and Al-Horgelah drew 0-0 in Premier League on March 17, 2021.

The match was played at Al Jalaa Stadium in Damascus.