Al Ittihad 0–2 Smouha SC: Result & Stats

Al Ittihad

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

Smouha SC

1/24/2024

League Cup · Group Stage - 3Alexandria Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Al Ittihad47%

×Draw32%

Smouha SC20%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Al IttihadExpected goals in this matchSmouha SC

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.

1.10

0.61

Al Ittihad

1.10

Smouha SC

0.61

Al Ittihad creates 80% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 10 away

1.09

creates per match

0.40

0.82

allows per match

1.10

creates per match

Al Ittihad

1.09

Smouha SC

0.40

allows per match

Al Ittihad

0.82

Smouha SC

1.10

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Ittihad+0.00on par

Smouha SC+0.00on par

Total goals

Under75
Over25

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No70
Yes30

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Ittihad ↓

Smouha SC →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–018%

0–111%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–020%

1–112%

1–24%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–17%

2–22%

2–30%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–12%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

82%18%1.5

51%49%2.5

25%75%3.5

9%91%4.5

3%97%

Double chance

Al Ittihad or draw

80%

Al Ittihad or Smouha SC

68%

Draw or Smouha SC

53%

Winning margin

Al Ittihad wins by 2+

20%

Smouha SC wins by 2+

5%

Team goals

Al Ittihad 1+ goals

67%

Al Ittihad 2+ goals

30%

Al Ittihad 3+ goals

10%

Smouha SC 1+ goals

46%

Smouha SC 2+ goals

13%

Smouha SC 3+ goals

2%

Draw no bet

Al Ittihad (draw refunded)

70%

Smouha SC (draw refunded)

30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

18%

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 1.09, concedes 0.82 · 11 matches

Smouha SC away — creates 0.40, concedes 1.10 · 10 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 1.09 + Smouha SC defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.10

Smouha SC attack 0.40 + Al Ittihad defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.61

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 47%?"

Al Ittihad scores more

47%

level

32%

Smouha SC scores more

20%

Al Ittihad at 47% 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 47% 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