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Tajikistan vs United Arab EmiratesAsian Cup 2019

1/28/2024Asian CupAsian Cup · Round of 16Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Tajikistan41%
×Draw29%
United Arab Emirates30%
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.

Tajikistan
1.21
United Arab Emirates
1.00

Tajikistan creates 21% more chances

Season form · 3 home / 4 away

creates per match

Tajikistan
0.67
United Arab Emirates
1.00

allows per match

Tajikistan
1.00
United Arab Emirates
1.75

finishing

Tajikistan+0.00on par
United Arab Emirates+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tajikistan

United Arab Emirates
0
1
2
3
4
0
0011%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Tajikistan or draw
70%
Tajikistan or United Arab Emirates
71%
Draw or United Arab Emirates
59%

Winning margin

Tajikistan wins by 2+
18%
United Arab Emirates wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Tajikistan 1+ goals
70%
Tajikistan 2+ goals
34%
Tajikistan 3+ goals
12%
United Arab Emirates 1+ goals
63%
United Arab Emirates 2+ goals
26%
United Arab Emirates 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Tajikistan (draw refunded)
57%
United Arab Emirates (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Tajikistan at homecreates 0.67, concedes 1.00 · 3 matches

United Arab Emirates awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.75 · 4 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Tajikistan attack 0.67 + United Arab Emirates defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.21

United Arab Emirates attack 1.00 + Tajikistan defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 41%?"

Tajikistan scores more
41%
level
29%
United Arab Emirates scores more
30%

Tajikistan at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Tajikistan 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: Tajikistan vs United Arab Emirates

Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates drew 1-1 in Asian Cup on January 28, 2024.

The match was played at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan.