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Abha vs Al-Ahli JeddahPro League 2018

Abha
Abha
FT
06
HT: 05
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Al-Ahli Jeddah
11/30/2023Pro LeaguePro League · Round 15Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 77+ matches

Abha33%
×Draw25%
Al-Ahli Jeddah42%
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.

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.

Abha
1.35
Al-Ahli Jeddah
1.56

Al-Ahli Jeddah creates 16% more chances

Season form · 77 home / 111 away

creates per match

Abha
1.30
Al-Ahli Jeddah
1.65

allows per match

Abha
1.48
Al-Ahli Jeddah
1.41

finishing

Abha+0.00on par
Al-Ahli Jeddah+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Abha

Al-Ahli Jeddah
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
019%
027%
033%
041%
1
107%
1111%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Abha or draw
58%
Abha or Al-Ahli Jeddah
75%
Draw or Al-Ahli Jeddah
67%

Winning margin

Abha wins by 2+
15%
Al-Ahli Jeddah wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

Abha 1+ goals
74%
Abha 2+ goals
39%
Abha 3+ goals
15%
Al-Ahli Jeddah 1+ goals
79%
Al-Ahli Jeddah 2+ goals
46%
Al-Ahli Jeddah 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Abha (draw refunded)
44%
Al-Ahli Jeddah (draw refunded)
56%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Abha at homecreates 1.30, concedes 1.48 · 77 matches

Al-Ahli Jeddah awaycreates 1.65, concedes 1.41 · 111 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Abha attack 1.30 + Al-Ahli Jeddah defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.35

Al-Ahli Jeddah attack 1.65 + Abha defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.56

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 42%?"

Abha scores more
33%
level
25%
Al-Ahli Jeddah scores more
42%

Al-Ahli Jeddah at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al-Ahli Jeddah 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

Match Recap: Abha vs Al-Ahli Jeddah

Al-Ahli Jeddah beat Abha 6-0 in Pro League on November 30, 2023.

The match was played at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Abha.