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Al-Ain vs Al Arabi SCDivision 1 2018

Al-Ain
Al-Ain
FT
10
HT: 00
Al Arabi SC
Al Arabi SC
2/25/2025Division 1Division 1 · Round 23King Saud Sport City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 68+ matches

Al-Ain45%
×Draw26%
Al Arabi SC29%
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.

Al-Ain
1.45
Al Arabi SC
1.10

Al-Ain creates 32% more chances

Season form · 89 home / 68 away

creates per match

Al-Ain
1.31
Al Arabi SC
1.18

allows per match

Al-Ain
1.03
Al Arabi SC
1.59

finishing

Al-Ain+0.00on par
Al Arabi SC+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Ain

Al Arabi SC
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Al-Ain or draw
71%
Al-Ain or Al Arabi SC
74%
Draw or Al Arabi SC
55%

Winning margin

Al-Ain wins by 2+
22%
Al Arabi SC wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al-Ain 1+ goals
77%
Al-Ain 2+ goals
42%
Al-Ain 3+ goals
18%
Al Arabi SC 1+ goals
67%
Al Arabi SC 2+ goals
30%
Al Arabi SC 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Al-Ain (draw refunded)
61%
Al Arabi SC (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Al-Ain at homecreates 1.31, concedes 1.03 · 89 matches

Al Arabi SC awaycreates 1.18, concedes 1.59 · 68 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Al-Ain attack 1.31 + Al Arabi SC defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.45

Al Arabi SC attack 1.18 + Al-Ain defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.10

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 45%?"

Al-Ain scores more
45%
level
26%
Al Arabi SC scores more
29%

Al-Ain at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Al-Ain 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

Al-Ain 1 – 0 Al Arabi SC

Al-Ain beat Al Arabi SC 1-0 in Division 1 on February 25, 2025.

The match was played at King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al Bahah.