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Al Arabi SC vs Al Sahel — Division 1 2018

Al Arabi SC
Al Arabi SC
FT
2 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Al Sahel
Al Sahel
9/7/2022Division 1Division 1 · Round 3Department of Education Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Al Arabi SC41%
×Draw26%
Al Sahel33%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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 Arabi SC
1.43
Al Sahel
1.25

Al Arabi SC creates 14% more chances

Season form · 68 home / 55 away

creates per match

Al Arabi SC
1.51
Al Sahel
1.07

allows per match

Al Arabi SC
1.44
Al Sahel
1.35

finishing

Al Arabi SC+0.00on par
Al Sahel+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Arabi SC ↓

Al Sahel →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al Arabi SC or draw
67%
Al Arabi SC or Al Sahel
74%
Draw or Al Sahel
59%

Winning margin

Al Arabi SC wins by 2+
20%
Al Sahel wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Al Arabi SC 1+ goals
76%
Al Arabi SC 2+ goals
42%
Al Arabi SC 3+ goals
17%
Al Sahel 1+ goals
71%
Al Sahel 2+ goals
36%
Al Sahel 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Al Arabi SC (draw refunded)
56%
Al Sahel (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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 Arabi SC at home — creates 1.51, concedes 1.44 · 68 matches

Al Sahel away — creates 1.07, concedes 1.35 · 55 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 Arabi SC attack 1.51 + Al Sahel defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 1.43

Al Sahel attack 1.07 + Al Arabi SC defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.25

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 41%?"

Al Arabi SC scores more
41%
level
26%
Al Sahel scores more
33%

Al Arabi SC at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Al Arabi SC 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

Division 1: Al Arabi SC 2–0 Al Sahel

Al Arabi SC beat Al Sahel 2-0 in Division 1 on September 7, 2022.

The match was played at Department of Education Stadium in Unaizah.