Match Info

Northern Ireland Open - 1/32-finals

Date: 18 October 2026, Sunday 🏁 Finished

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Denmark	16:00	HBO Max
Finland	17:00	HBO Max
Sweden	16:00	HBO Max
United Kingdom	15:00	HBO Max, TNT Sports 4


	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri		Matthew Selt

	1	2
	1.57	2.38	Watch
	1.54	2.50
	1.52	2.34	Watch
	1.53	2.3
	1.55	2.36
	1.56	2.38
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.55 ↑ (1.45)	2.38 ↓ (2.62)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 4.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
60.6%

Matthew Selt
39.4%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

64.4%

35.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

62%

38%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.8%)

Matthew Selt has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hossein Vafaei Ayouri than the current prediction. (+1.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Matthew Selt than the current prediction. (-1.4%)

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Preview

Vafaei Ayouri is ranked World Ranking: 32., and Selt is ranked World Ranking: 47..

Vafaei Ayouri is going through a lean spell lately (last 5 matches: 1 win).

Performances by Selt have been somewhat unpredictable lately (last 5 matches: 3 wins).

A closely fought contest is anticipated, with Vafaei Ayouri holding a narrow advantage.

In the last 5 head-to-head meetings, Vafaei Ayouri has recorded 4 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 24:14 (averaging 4.8:2.8 goals per game).

Last Results with these Odds

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - the odds 1.45 are the expected chance of winning is 64.37%, but this team recently wins 80% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Snooker
29.09.26	Shaun Murphy - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	5:1 ✺
18.09.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Kai Wai Cheung	6:1 ✺
08.09.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	1:4 ✺
31.08.26	John Higgins - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	4:1 ✺
25.08.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Neil Robertson	3:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.2 LWLLL
- Matthew Selt
Snooker
23.09.26	Matthew Selt - Liam Graham	4:1 ✺
18.09.26	Matthew Selt - Ross Muir	2:6 ✺
15.09.26	Matthew Selt - Antoni Kowalski	4:0 ✺
09.09.26	Mark Williams - Matthew Selt	4:3 ✺
08.09.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8 WLWLW

Latest Head to Head

Snooker
08.09.26	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	1:4
04.02.25	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	3:0
15.01.24	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	4:3
30.11.23	Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt	6:1
10.04.17	Matthew Selt - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	6:10

Upcoming Matches

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Snooker
31.10.26	Stuart Carrington - Hossein Vafaei Ayouri	✺

Hossein Vafaei Ayouri - Matthew Selt