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Al-Hazm vs Al Khaleej SaihatDivision 1 2018

A. Alharthi 90+3'
2/22/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 22Ar-Rass Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Al-Hazm49%
×Draw26%
Al Khaleej Saihat25%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

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% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% 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-Hazm
1.50
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.00

Al-Hazm creates 50% more chances

Season form · 55 home / 57 away

creates per match

Al-Hazm
1.89
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.25

allows per match

Al-Hazm
0.75
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.12

finishing

Al-Hazm+0.00on par
Al Khaleej Saihat+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Hazm

Al Khaleej Saihat
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Al-Hazm or draw
75%
Al-Hazm or Al Khaleej Saihat
74%
Draw or Al Khaleej Saihat
51%

Winning margin

Al-Hazm wins by 2+
25%
Al Khaleej Saihat wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Al-Hazm 1+ goals
78%
Al-Hazm 2+ goals
44%
Al-Hazm 3+ goals
19%
Al Khaleej Saihat 1+ goals
63%
Al Khaleej Saihat 2+ goals
26%
Al Khaleej Saihat 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al-Hazm (draw refunded)
66%
Al Khaleej Saihat (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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-Hazm at homecreates 1.89, concedes 0.75 · 55 matches

Al Khaleej Saihat awaycreates 1.25, concedes 1.12 · 57 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-Hazm attack 1.89 + Al Khaleej Saihat defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.50

Al Khaleej Saihat attack 1.25 + Al-Hazm defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 49%?"

Al-Hazm scores more
49%
level
26%
Al Khaleej Saihat scores more
25%

Al-Hazm at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Al-Hazm 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.

Match Events

90+3'
A. Alharthi

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Al-Hazm 1 – 0 Al Khaleej Saihat

Al-Hazm beat Al Khaleej Saihat 1-0 in Division 1 on February 22, 2021.

Goals: A. Alharthi (90+3').

The match was played at Ar-Rass Stadium in Rass.