Rivers United vs Kun Khalifat FC Prediction: a Rivers United win

The prediction

Rivers United favoured at 70% — model xG 1.9 vs 0.7.

Every market we call on this match

• Rivers United or drawDouble chance tips today85%1.18
• Rivers United (draw no bet)Draw no bet tips today85%1.18
• Rivers United to winMatch result tips today70%1.43
• Over 8.5 cornersCorners tips today67%1.49
• Correct score 1-0Correct score tips today14.5%6.90

Odds shown are implied by the model's own probability, not quoted from a bookmaker. Markets missing from this list are ones the numbers did not clear the bar on.

The reasoning

On the match result the model has Rivers United at 70 percent, with the draw at 20 percent. That is a clear lean rather than a coin toss. The model expects roughly 1.9 goals from Rivers United and 0.7 from Kun Khalifat FC, a combined 2.6, which is around the average for a competitive fixture. Four markets clear our bar on this fixture, led by Rivers United or draw at 85 percent, Rivers United (draw no bet) at 85 percent and Rivers United to win at 70 percent. The most likely exact scoreline is 1-0, though at 14.5 percent that is a long shot by the nature of the correct score market. It does not publish a pick on over 2.5 goals and both teams to score here, which means the numbers did not clear the bar rather than that we forgot to look. A market with no pick is the model saying it sees no edge.

Generated from the same form, expected goals and head-to-head data that produced the picks above. How the model works.

Full-time result probabilities

Expected goals

Rivers United1.91

Kun Khalifat FC0.67

Expected goals estimate how many each side should score given the chances the model projects they will create and concede.