Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1–0 Esperance Tunis

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

FT

1 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Esperance Tunis

12/14/2019

FIFA Club World Cup · 2nd RoundJassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Al-Hilal Saudi FC39%

×Draw24%

Esperance Tunis37%

✓ 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.

Al-Hilal Saudi FCExpected goals in this matchEsperance Tunis

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.

1.52

1.48

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

1.52

Esperance Tunis

1.48

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 5 home / 4 away

1.80

creates per match

1.75

1.20

allows per match

1.25

creates per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

1.80

Esperance Tunis

1.75

allows per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

1.20

Esperance Tunis

1.25

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al-Hilal Saudi FC+0.00on par

Esperance Tunis+0.00on par

Total goals

Over58
Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes60
No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Hilal Saudi FC ↓

Esperance Tunis →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–17%

0–25%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–08%

1–111%

1–28%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–06%

2–19%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–23%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

80%20%2.5

58%42%3.5

35%65%4.5

18%82%

Double chance

Al-Hilal Saudi FC or draw

63%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC or Esperance Tunis

76%

Draw or Esperance Tunis

61%

Winning margin

Al-Hilal Saudi FC wins by 2+

19%

Esperance Tunis wins by 2+

18%

Team goals

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1+ goals

78%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2+ goals

45%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 3+ goals

20%

Esperance Tunis 1+ goals

77%

Esperance Tunis 2+ goals

43%

Esperance Tunis 3+ goals

19%

Draw no bet

Al-Hilal Saudi FC (draw refunded)

51%

Esperance Tunis (draw refunded)

49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

49%

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-Hilal Saudi FC at home — creates 1.80, concedes 1.20 · 5 matches

Esperance Tunis away — creates 1.75, concedes 1.25 · 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-Hilal Saudi FC attack 1.80 + Esperance Tunis defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.52

Esperance Tunis attack 1.75 + Al-Hilal Saudi FC defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.48

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 39%?"

Al-Hilal Saudi FC scores more

39%

level

24%

Esperance Tunis scores more

37%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC at 39% 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 39% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff