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Wathba vs Al-HorgelahPremier League 2019

Wathba
Wathba
FT
03
HT: 02
Al-Horgelah
Al-Horgelah
12/26/2020Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 9Khaled bin Walid Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Wathba51%
×Draw27%
Al-Horgelah22%
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.

Wathba
1.44
Al-Horgelah
0.84

Wathba creates 71% more chances

Season form · 80 home / 26 away

creates per match

Wathba
1.50
Al-Horgelah
1.15

allows per match

Wathba
0.54
Al-Horgelah
1.38

finishing

Wathba+0.00on par
Al-Horgelah+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Wathba

Al-Horgelah
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
019%
024%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Wathba or draw
78%
Wathba or Al-Horgelah
73%
Draw or Al-Horgelah
49%

Winning margin

Wathba wins by 2+
26%
Al-Horgelah wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Wathba 1+ goals
76%
Wathba 2+ goals
42%
Wathba 3+ goals
18%
Al-Horgelah 1+ goals
57%
Al-Horgelah 2+ goals
21%
Al-Horgelah 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Wathba (draw refunded)
70%
Al-Horgelah (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
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

Wathba at homecreates 1.50, concedes 0.54 · 80 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

Wathba attack 1.50 + Al-Horgelah defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.44

Al-Horgelah attack 1.15 + Wathba defence 0.54 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 51%?"

Wathba scores more
51%
level
27%
Al-Horgelah scores more
22%

Wathba at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Wathba 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

Wathba 0 – 3 Al-Horgelah

Al-Horgelah beat Wathba 3-0 in Premier League on December 26, 2020.

The match was played at Khaled bin Walid Stadium in Homs.