Al-Ittihad 2–1 Abu Salim: Result & Stats

Al-Ittihad

FT

2 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Abu Salim

12/12/2022

Premier League · Round 7

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 61+ matches

Al-Ittihad49%

×Draw30%

Abu Salim21%

✓ 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-IttihadExpected goals in this matchAbu Salim

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.

1.23

0.69

Al-Ittihad

1.23

Abu Salim

0.69

Al-Ittihad creates 78% more chances

Season form · 70 home / 61 away

1.39

creates per match

0.82

0.57

allows per match

1.07

creates per match

Al-Ittihad

1.39

Abu Salim

0.82

allows per match

Al-Ittihad

0.57

Abu Salim

1.07

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al-Ittihad+0.00on par

Abu Salim+0.00on par

Total goals

Under70
Over30

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No65
Yes35

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Ittihad ↓

Abu Salim →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–015%

0–110%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–018%

1–112%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–18%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–13%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (18%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

85%15%1.5

57%43%2.5

30%70%3.5

13%87%4.5

5%95%

Double chance

Al-Ittihad or draw

79%

Al-Ittihad or Abu Salim

70%

Draw or Abu Salim

51%

Winning margin

Al-Ittihad wins by 2+

22%

Abu Salim wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Al-Ittihad 1+ goals

71%

Al-Ittihad 2+ goals

35%

Al-Ittihad 3+ goals

13%

Abu Salim 1+ goals

50%

Abu Salim 2+ goals

15%

Abu Salim 3+ goals

3%

Draw no bet

Al-Ittihad (draw refunded)

70%

Abu Salim (draw refunded)

30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

23%

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-Ittihad at home — creates 1.39, concedes 0.57 · 70 matches

Abu Salim away — creates 0.82, concedes 1.07 · 61 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-Ittihad attack 1.39 + Abu Salim defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.23

Abu Salim attack 0.82 + Al-Ittihad defence 0.57 → ÷2 → 0.69

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-Ittihad scores more

49%

level

30%

Abu Salim scores more

21%

Al-Ittihad 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-Ittihad 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