Al-Ittihad FC vs Al-Nassr — Pro League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
Al-Ittihad FC24%
Al-Nassr55%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
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-Nassr creates 57% more chances
Season form · 5 home / 6 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over68
- Under32
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes65
- No35
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Al-Ittihad FC ↓
Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Al-Ittihad FC at home — creates 1.96, concedes 1.79 · 5 matches
Al-Nassr away — creates 2.47, concedes 0.77 · 6 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Al-Ittihad FC attack 1.96 + Al-Nassr defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 1.36
Al-Nassr attack 2.47 + Al-Ittihad FC defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 2.13
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 55%?"
Al-Nassr at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Al-Nassr 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
Match Events
Head to Head
Al-Nassr
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Al-Qadisiyah FCAl-Ittihad FC
Al Taawon
Al-Ettifaq
NEOM
Al-Hazm
Al-Fayha
Al Khaleej Saihat
Al-Fateh
Al Shabab
Al Kholood
Al Riyadh
Damac
Al Okhdood
Al NajmaIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Al-Ittihad FC host Al-Nassr on Friday, 26 September 2025 at 18:00. The match is part of the Pro League 2018/2019 season.
Match Recap: Al-Ittihad FC vs Al-Nassr
Al-Nassr beat Al-Ittihad FC 2-0 in Pro League on September 26, 2025.
Goals: S. Mane (9'), C. Ronaldo (35').
Al-Ittihad FC controlled possession (55%) and registered 8 shots to 21.
The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.