Al Jabalain vs Al Arabi SC — Division 1 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 68+ matches
Al Jabalain49%
Al Arabi SC26%✓ 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: 50.3% 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.
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 Jabalain creates 45% more chances
Season form · 128 home / 68 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under51
- Over49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes52
- No48
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Al Jabalain ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% 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 Jabalain at home — creates 1.55, concedes 0.99 · 128 matches
Al Arabi SC away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.59 · 68 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Al Jabalain attack 1.55 + Al Arabi SC defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.57
Al Arabi SC attack 1.18 + Al Jabalain defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 1.08
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 49%?"
Al Jabalain 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 Jabalain 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
Abha
Al Diriyah
Al Ula
Al-Faisaly FC
Al OrubahAl Jabalain
Al-Raed
Al Zulfi
Al Taee
Al Bukayriyah
Al Anwar
Al Wehda Club
Jeddah Club
Al-Adalah
Al Jandal
Al BatenAl Arabi SC
Al JubailIf 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
Al Jabalain host Al Arabi SC on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 13:00. The match is part of the Division 1 2018/2019 season.
Al Jabalain 3 – 3 Al Arabi SC
Al Jabalain and Al Arabi SC drew 3-3 in Division 1 on February 11, 2025.
The match was played at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Hail.