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Persian Gulf Pro League· 2026/27 · Matchweek 12

Sepahan v Malavan

SepahanE. Hajsafi 7′ · A. Rezavand 42′ · K. Taheri 55′ · M. Limouchi 61′
4–0FT · HT 2–0
Malavan
Where to watch

· Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, Isfahan

Data checked Details
  • Data last checked ; unchanged since
  • Kick-off UK time
  • Referee: not supplied
  • Where to watch
  • Kick-off
  • Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, Isfahan
  • Referee: not supplied
  • Data last checked ; unchanged since

ModelWhat was forecast, what happened

Pre-match forecast, frozen at kick-off. It does not update during the match.

Result: ⁨Sepahan⁩ win. The model gave it 61.1%. Ranked probability score for this match 0.082 (0 is perfect). One match says little: the model's record

Goals: expected and scored

Model, before kick-off
⁦1.65 – 0.59⁩
Chances created (match xG)
not supplied
Goals
⁦4 – 0⁩

Likeliest scores before kick-off

  • ⁦1–0⁩ 15.6%
  • ⁦2–0⁩ 14.5%
  • ⁦0–0⁩ 12.7%
  • ⁦1–1⁩ 12.4%
  • ⁦2–1⁩ 8.5%

⁦4–0⁩ was not among them.

Every version, never edited

  1. v1Early pre-match ·
  2. v2Early pre-match ·

dixon-coles-elo@0.6.0 · v2 computed 31 Oct, 12:05 UK time, 5 days before kick-off · Early pre-match · fitted 30 Oct on 701 matches since Oct 2023 · Elo prior on · inputs complete

Why these numbers: leading factors and what changed between versions

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Key eventslimited

  1. 12:00Kick-off
  2. 7′Penalty · SepahanE. Hajsafi
  3. 10′Substitution · MalavanA. Karimi on · F. Jafari off
  4. 16′Yellow card · MalavanA. Afsordeh
  5. 42′Goal · SepahanA. Rezavand · (assist O. Noorafkan)
  6. 45′Yellow card · SepahanM. Lotfi
  7. 45+2′Yellow card · SepahanA. Haji Eidi
  8. 55′Goal · SepahanK. Taheri · (assist H. Hosseini)
  9. 61′Goal · SepahanM. Limouchi · (assist K. Taheri)
  10. 70′Substitution · SepahanA. Habibi on · M. Lotfi off
  11. 70′Substitution · SepahanG. Sabet Imani on · A. Haji Eidi off
  12. 75′Yellow card · SepahanH. Mohammadi
  13. 77′Substitution · MalavanV. Asgarpour on · M. Beheshti off
  14. 78′Substitution · SepahanA. Shafiedoost on · A. Rezavand off

Match summary

No summary is shown: the last draft did not agree with the match record, so it was held back.

Statisticsnot supplied

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Player statisticsnot supplied

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xG (Highlightly)not supplied

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Line-ups available

Sepahan

No formation supplied, so this line-up is a list.

Malavan

No formation supplied, so this line-up is a list.

Sepahan · Bench

Coach: Moharram Navidkia

Malavan · Bench

Coach: Maziar Zare

Key players

Sepahannot supplied

No per-match player figures for this side this season.

Malavannot supplied

No per-match player figures for this side this season.

Availability: absences are not recorded for this competition, so none is claimed.

Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Persian Gulf Pro League 2026/27 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.

Statistical model

How the forecast was reachedavailable

The forecast and every version are in the summary; this section only says why.

Computed by Stadiomind’s statistical model from match data. Not a person’s opinion.

The model gives Sepahan the most probability, 33.2 points ahead of the next outcome. Every outcome remains possible; these are probabilities, not a prediction of the result.

Leading factors

  • Team strength · favours Sepahan · net strength (attack minus defence) from recent results and the Elo prior
  • Attack against defence · favours Sepahan · how the sides' attacks match up against the opposing defences
  • Home advantage · favours Sepahan · league-wide home advantage learned from the training window

What changed between versions

  1. v1 · Early pre-match: first available version.
  2. v2 · Sepahan +1.5, draw -1.1, Malavan -0.4 points (early pre-match).
    3 inputs changed together — history up to (29 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026), matches in the fit (697 → 701), history from (25 Oct 2023 → 26 Oct 2023) — so the move cannot be put down to any one of them.

Post-match evaluation

Result 4–0: Sepahan. Version 2 (Early pre-match) gave that outcome 61.1%, its most probable outcome. Log loss 0.493, Brier 0.241 (lower is better; knowing nothing scores 1.099 and 0.667).

Both numbers measure how much probability the model put on what really happened. Here both are better than knowing nothing.

Evaluated

How accurate has the model been?

Power Index

Sepahan88.4
Malavan38.5
Sepahan — 88.475% measured

Driven mostly by underlying team strength, recent opponent-adjusted performance and venue effect.

  • Underlying team strength35% of the index
    Top 10% of this competition
  • Recent opponent-adjusted performance20% of the index
    Top 10% of this competition
  • Expected or confirmed line-up quality20% of the index
    Not available — fewer than 7 of the line-up have a rating this season
  • Venue effect10% of the index
    Ahead of 83% of this competition
  • Rest, travel and schedule5% of the index
    Ahead of 67% of this competition — 6 days since the previous match, 2 in the last 14; travel not modelled
  • Competition context5% of the index
    Not available — not modelled: needs the stakes of this stage and the team’s other commitments
  • Managerial and team stability5% of the index
    Ahead of 77% of this competition

75% of the index was measurable. Not included: expected or confirmed line-up quality and competition context.

Malavan — 38.575% measured

Driven mostly by recent opponent-adjusted performance and rest, travel and schedule.

  • Underlying team strength35% of the index
    Ahead of 43% of this competition
  • Recent opponent-adjusted performance20% of the index
    Ahead of 18% of this competition
  • Expected or confirmed line-up quality20% of the index
    Not available — fewer than 7 of the line-up have a rating this season
  • Venue effect10% of the index
    Ahead of 50% of this competition
  • Rest, travel and schedule5% of the index
    Ahead of 67% of this competition — 6 days since the previous match, 2 in the last 14; travel not modelled
  • Competition context5% of the index
    Not available — not modelled: needs the stakes of this stage and the team’s other commitments
  • Managerial and team stability5% of the index
    Ahead of 43% of this competition

75% of the index was measurable. Not included: expected or confirmed line-up quality and competition context.

Formula [email protected], computed 31 Oct, 12:05 UK time. 0–100 is this team’s standing in its competition, not a probability.

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