Zakho 0–0 Al Talaba: Result & Stats | Iraqi League

Zakho

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Al Talaba

11/10/2023

Iraqi League · Round 4Zakho International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 107+ matches

Zakho38%

×Draw30%

Al Talaba31%

✓ 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.

ZakhoExpected goals in this matchAl Talaba

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.

1.09

0.96

Zakho

1.09

Al Talaba

0.96

Zakho creates 14% more chances

Season form · 107 home / 111 away

1.21

creates per match

1.14

0.79

allows per match

0.97

creates per match

Zakho

1.21

Al Talaba

1.14

allows per match

Zakho

0.79

Al Talaba

0.97

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Zakho+0.00on par

Al Talaba+0.00on par

Total goals

Under66
Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No59
Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Zakho ↓

Al Talaba →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–013%

0–112%

0–26%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–014%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–08%

2–17%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

87%13%1.5

61%39%2.5

34%66%3.5

15%85%4.5

6%94%

Double chance

Zakho or draw

69%

Zakho or Al Talaba

70%

Draw or Al Talaba

62%

Winning margin

Zakho wins by 2+

15%

Al Talaba wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Zakho 1+ goals

66%

Zakho 2+ goals

30%

Zakho 3+ goals

10%

Al Talaba 1+ goals

62%

Al Talaba 2+ goals

25%

Al Talaba 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Zakho (draw refunded)

55%

Al Talaba (draw refunded)

45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

27%

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

Zakho at home — creates 1.21, concedes 0.79 · 107 matches

Al Talaba away — creates 1.14, concedes 0.97 · 111 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Zakho attack 1.21 + Al Talaba defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.09

Al Talaba attack 1.14 + Zakho defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 38%?"

Zakho scores more

38%

level

30%

Al Talaba scores more

31%

Zakho at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Zakho 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