Al Arabi 6–0 Al Jahra: Result & Stats

Al Arabi

FT

6 – 0

HT: 2 – 0

Al Jahra

2/12/2024

Premier League · Round 15Sabah Al Salem Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 43+ matches

Al Arabi59%

×Draw22%

Al Jahra18%

✓ 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.

Al ArabiExpected goals in this matchAl Jahra

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.

1.88

0.94

Al Arabi

1.88

Al Jahra

0.94

Al Arabi creates 100% more chances

Season form · 86 home / 43 away

1.76

creates per match

0.93

0.94

allows per match

2.00

creates per match

Al Arabi

1.76

Al Jahra

0.93

allows per match

Al Arabi

0.94

Al Jahra

2.00

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Arabi+0.00on par

Al Jahra+0.00on par

Total goals

Over53
Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Arabi ↓

Al Jahra →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–16%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–111%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–110%

2–25%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–07%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

53%47%3.5

31%69%4.5

15%85%

Double chance

Al Arabi or draw

82%

Al Arabi or Al Jahra

78%

Draw or Al Jahra

41%

Winning margin

Al Arabi wins by 2+

35%

Al Jahra wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Al Arabi 1+ goals

85%

Al Arabi 2+ goals

56%

Al Arabi 3+ goals

29%

Al Jahra 1+ goals

61%

Al Jahra 2+ goals

24%

Al Jahra 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Al Arabi (draw refunded)

76%

Al Jahra (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

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

Al Arabi at home — creates 1.76, concedes 0.94 · 86 matches

Al Jahra away — creates 0.93, concedes 2.00 · 43 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 attack 1.76 + Al Jahra defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.88

Al Jahra attack 0.93 + Al Arabi defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.94

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 59%?"

Al Arabi scores more

59%

level

22%

Al Jahra scores more

18%

Al Arabi at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Al Arabi 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