ZOB Ahan 0–1 Paykan: Result & Stats

ZOB Ahan

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 1

Paykan

8/18/2025

Persian Gulf Pro League · Round 1Foolad Shahr Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 100+ matches

ZOB Ahan37%

×Draw31%

Paykan32%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

ZOB AhanExpected goals in this matchPaykan

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.

1.03

0.93

ZOB Ahan

1.03

Paykan

0.93

ZOB Ahan creates 11% more chances

Season form · 115 home / 100 away

0.89

creates per match

0.91

0.94

allows per match

1.17

creates per match

ZOB Ahan

0.89

Paykan

0.91

allows per match

ZOB Ahan

0.94

Paykan

1.17

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

ZOB Ahan+0.00on par

Paykan+0.00on par

Total goals

Under69
Over31

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No61
Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

ZOB Ahan ↓

Paykan →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–014%

0–113%

0–26%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–015%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–07%

2–17%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–12%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

86%14%1.5

58%42%2.5

31%69%3.5

14%86%4.5

5%95%

Double chance

ZOB Ahan or draw

68%

ZOB Ahan or Paykan

69%

Draw or Paykan

63%

Winning margin

ZOB Ahan wins by 2+

14%

Paykan wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

ZOB Ahan 1+ goals

64%

ZOB Ahan 2+ goals

28%

ZOB Ahan 3+ goals

9%

Paykan 1+ goals

61%

Paykan 2+ goals

24%

Paykan 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

ZOB Ahan (draw refunded)

54%

Paykan (draw refunded)

46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

25%

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

ZOB Ahan at home — creates 0.89, concedes 0.94 · 115 matches

Paykan away — creates 0.91, concedes 1.17 · 100 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

ZOB Ahan attack 0.89 + Paykan defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.03

Paykan attack 0.91 + ZOB Ahan defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.93

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 37%?"

ZOB Ahan scores more

37%

level

31%

Paykan scores more

32%

ZOB Ahan at 37% 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 37% does not mean "ZOB Ahan 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