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Al Ittihad vs Al-HorgelahPremier League 2019

Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad
FT
20
HT: 10
Al-Horgelah
Al-Horgelah
5/9/2021Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 267 April Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

Al Ittihad50%
×Draw26%
Al-Horgelah24%
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 Ittihad
1.48
Al-Horgelah
0.94

Al Ittihad creates 57% more chances

Season form · 81 home / 26 away

creates per match

Al Ittihad
1.57
Al-Horgelah
1.15

allows per match

Al Ittihad
0.74
Al-Horgelah
1.38

finishing

Al Ittihad+0.00on par
Al-Horgelah+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Ittihad

Al-Horgelah
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Ittihad or draw
76%
Al Ittihad or Al-Horgelah
74%
Draw or Al-Horgelah
50%

Winning margin

Al Ittihad wins by 2+
25%
Al-Horgelah wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Al Ittihad 1+ goals
77%
Al Ittihad 2+ goals
43%
Al Ittihad 3+ goals
19%
Al-Horgelah 1+ goals
61%
Al-Horgelah 2+ goals
24%
Al-Horgelah 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Al Ittihad (draw refunded)
67%
Al-Horgelah (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 homecreates 1.57, concedes 0.74 · 81 matches

Al-Horgelah awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.38 · 26 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 1.57 + Al-Horgelah defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.48

Al-Horgelah attack 1.15 + Al Ittihad defence 0.74 → ÷2 → 0.94

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 50%?"

Al Ittihad scores more
50%
level
26%
Al-Horgelah scores more
24%

Al Ittihad at 50% 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 50% 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

Premier League: Al Ittihad 2–0 Al-Horgelah

Al Ittihad beat Al-Horgelah 2-0 in Premier League on May 9, 2021.

The match was played at 7 April Stadium in Aleppo.