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Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs PakhtakorAFC Champions League 2018

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Al-Hilal Saudi FC61%
×Draw23%
Pakhtakor16%
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
1.80
Pakhtakor
0.80

Al-Hilal Saudi FC creates 125% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 23 away

creates per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC
2.24
Pakhtakor
0.78

allows per match

Al-Hilal Saudi FC
0.82
Pakhtakor
1.35

finishing

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

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Pakhtakor
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
016%
022%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2012%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
307%
316%
322%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Al-Hilal Saudi FC or draw
84%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC or Pakhtakor
77%
Draw or Pakhtakor
39%

Winning margin

Al-Hilal Saudi FC wins by 2+
35%
Pakhtakor wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1+ goals
83%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2+ goals
54%
Al-Hilal Saudi FC 3+ goals
27%
Pakhtakor 1+ goals
55%
Pakhtakor 2+ goals
19%
Pakhtakor 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Al-Hilal Saudi FC (draw refunded)
79%
Pakhtakor (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 homecreates 2.24, concedes 0.82 · 38 matches

Pakhtakor awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.35 · 23 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 2.24 + Pakhtakor defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 1.80

Pakhtakor attack 0.78 + Al-Hilal Saudi FC defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.80

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 61%?"

Al-Hilal Saudi FC scores more
61%
level
23%
Pakhtakor scores more
16%

Al-Hilal Saudi FC at 61% 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 61% 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

Al-Hilal Saudi FC 4 – 0 Pakhtakor

Al-Hilal Saudi FC beat Pakhtakor 4-0 in AFC Champions League on March 11, 2025.

The match was played at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.