Our forecast for this match. The tick on each bar is that side’s average over their last six.
Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.
The small bars under each number are that side’s most recent matches (up to six), home and away, against opponents of mixed strength, oldest on the left; the dashed line is the number we expect. Our forecast is for this opponent at this ground, so a favourite’s recent numbers often sit below it and an underdog’s above it.
What each side has actually done lately, home and away — a record, not a forecast. Sabah FK: last 5 matches; Borussia Dortmund: last 6 matches.
Ranked by our probability, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.
Borussia Dortmund should get at least a draw here. They have won five of their last six, and the model expects them to create about a goal more per game than Sabah FK. Expect goals: the model sees around three.
Borussia Dortmund or draw, priced again from the same expected goals if the match reaches these states.
Each row is the call re-priced for that scoreline at half-time. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 70%
First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).
At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.
Bawler's model rates this match: Borussia Dortmund are favoured (59% win probability vs 19% for Sabah FK, 21% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Sabah FK 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (9.6% probability). Expected total goals: 3.4.
Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Sabah FK 19%, the draw 21% and Borussia Dortmund 59%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 63% chance. That is based on Sabah FK expecting 1.21 goals and Borussia Dortmund 2.21.
Bawler's model expects 3.4 goals in total. It leans towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 67%.