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Al Fahaheel vs Al ShababCrown Prince Cup 2020

Al Fahaheel
Al Fahaheel
FT
20
HT: 00
Al Shabab
Al Shabab

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Al Fahaheel69%
×Draw23%
Al Shabab9%
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 Fahaheel
1.66
Al Shabab
0.41

Al Fahaheel creates 305% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 4 away

creates per match

Al Fahaheel
1.57
Al Shabab
0.25

allows per match

Al Fahaheel
0.57
Al Shabab
1.75

finishing

Al Fahaheel+0.00on par
Al Shabab+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Under
  • Under66
  • Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

73%No
  • No73
  • Yes27

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Fahaheel

Al Shabab
0
1
2
3
4
0
0013%
015%
021%
030%
040%
1
1021%
119%
122%
130%
140%
2
2017%
217%
221%
230%
240%
3
3010%
314%
321%
330%
340%
4
404%
412%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (21%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
87%13%1.5
61%39%2.5
34%66%3.5
15%85%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Al Fahaheel or draw
91%
Al Fahaheel or Al Shabab
77%
Draw or Al Shabab
31%

Winning margin

Al Fahaheel wins by 2+
40%
Al Shabab wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Al Fahaheel 1+ goals
81%
Al Fahaheel 2+ goals
49%
Al Fahaheel 3+ goals
23%
Al Shabab 1+ goals
34%
Al Shabab 2+ goals
6%
Al Shabab 3+ goals
1%

Draw no bet

Al Fahaheel (draw refunded)
89%
Al Shabab (draw refunded)
11%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
19%
Both score & under 3
9%

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 Fahaheel at homecreates 1.57, concedes 0.57 · 7 matches

Al Shabab awaycreates 0.25, concedes 1.75 · 4 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 Fahaheel attack 1.57 + Al Shabab defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.66

Al Shabab attack 0.25 + Al Fahaheel defence 0.57 → ÷2 → 0.41

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 69%?"

Al Fahaheel scores more
69%
level
23%
Al Shabab scores more
9%

Al Fahaheel at 69% 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 69% does not mean "Al Fahaheel 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: Al Fahaheel vs Al Shabab

Al Fahaheel beat Al Shabab 2-0 in Crown Prince Cup on March 8, 2025.

The match was played at Khaitan Stadium in Kuwait City.