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Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al AinAFC Champions League 2018

Rúben Neves 4' (pen)
Erik 12'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 24+ matches

Al-Hilal Saudi FC60%
×Draw21%
Al Ain18%
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-Hilal Saudi FC
1.99
Al Ain
0.99

Al-Hilal Saudi FC creates 101% more chances

Season form · 40 home / 24 away

creates per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC
2.23
Al Ain
1.21

allows per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC
0.78
Al Ain
1.75

finishing

Al-Hilal Saudi FC+0.00on par
Al Ain+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Al Ain
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1110%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

Al-Hilal Saudi FC or draw
82%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC or Al Ain
79%
Draw or Al Ain
40%

Winning margin

Al-Hilal Saudi FC wins by 2+
36%
Al Ain wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1+ goals
86%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2+ goals
59%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC 3+ goals
32%
Al Ain 1+ goals
63%
Al Ain 2+ goals
26%
Al Ain 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Al-Hilal Saudi FC (draw refunded)
77%
Al Ain (draw refunded)
23%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
10%

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-Hilal Saudi FC at homecreates 2.23, concedes 0.78 · 40 matches

Al Ain awaycreates 1.21, concedes 1.75 · 24 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-Hilal Saudi FC attack 2.23 + Al Ain defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.99

Al Ain attack 1.21 + Al-Hilal Saudi FC defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.99

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 60%?"

Al-Hilal Saudi FC scores more
60%
level
21%
Al Ain scores more
18%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC at 60% 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 60% does not mean "Al-Hilal Saudi FC 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.

Player of the match

8
Rúben NevesAl-Hilal Saudi FCAl-Hilal Saudi FC · M
8.0

Possession

66%Al-Hilal

Shots

17Al-Hilal

Pass accuracy

55%Al-Hilal

Statistics

Al-HilalAl
Overview
66%Possession34%
17Total Shots7
8Corners1
11Fouls13
Shots
17Total Shots7
8On Target2
8Off Target5
1Blocked0
15Inside Box3
2Outside Box4
Passing
66%Possession34%
512Total Passes274
398Accurate Passes178
78%Pass Accuracy65%
Goalkeeping
1Saves6
Discipline
11Fouls13
3Yellow Cards3
3Offsides3

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2 – 1 Al Ain

Al-Hilal Saudi FC beat Al Ain 2-1 in AFC Champions League on April 23, 2024.

Goals: Rúben Neves (4' pen), Erik (12'), Salem Al Dawsari (51').

Al-Hilal Saudi FC controlled possession (66%) and registered 17 shots to 7.

The match was played at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.