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Khatlon vs IstaravshanVysshaya Liga 2014

8/23/2014Vysshaya LigaVysshaya Liga · Round 11Stadion Pakhtakor

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Khatlon58%
×Draw24%
Istaravshan18%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Khatlon
1.68
Istaravshan
0.81

Khatlon creates 107% more chances

Season form · 33 home / 23 away

creates per match

Khatlon
1.48
Istaravshan
0.65

allows per match

Khatlon
0.97
Istaravshan
1.87

finishing

Khatlon+0.00on par
Istaravshan+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Khatlon

Istaravshan
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1111%
125%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 97% 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

Khatlon or draw
82%
Khatlon or Istaravshan
76%
Draw or Istaravshan
42%

Winning margin

Khatlon wins by 2+
32%
Istaravshan wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Khatlon 1+ goals
81%
Khatlon 2+ goals
50%
Khatlon 3+ goals
24%
Istaravshan 1+ goals
56%
Istaravshan 2+ goals
19%
Istaravshan 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Khatlon (draw refunded)
76%
Istaravshan (draw refunded)
24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Khatlon at homecreates 1.48, concedes 0.97 · 33 matches

Istaravshan awaycreates 0.65, concedes 1.87 · 23 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Khatlon attack 1.48 + Istaravshan defence 1.87 → ÷2 → 1.68

Istaravshan attack 0.65 + Khatlon defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.81

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 58%?"

Khatlon scores more
58%
level
24%
Istaravshan scores more
18%

Khatlon at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Khatlon 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

Khatlon 0 – 1 Istaravshan

Istaravshan beat Khatlon 1-0 in Vysshaya Liga on August 23, 2014.

The match was played at Stadion Pakhtakor in Kurgan-Tyube.