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Al Jabalain vs Al QaisomaDivision 1 2018

9/25/2018Division 1Division 1 · Round 5Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium (Ha'il (Hail))

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 37+ matches

Al Jabalain49%
×Draw26%
Al Qaisoma26%
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 Jabalain
1.54
Al Qaisoma
1.04

Al Jabalain creates 48% more chances

Season form · 128 home / 37 away

creates per match

Al Jabalain
1.55
Al Qaisoma
1.08

allows per match

Al Jabalain
0.99
Al Qaisoma
1.54

finishing

Al Jabalain+0.00on par
Al Qaisoma+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Jabalain

Al Qaisoma
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Al Jabalain or draw
74%
Al Jabalain or Al Qaisoma
74%
Draw or Al Qaisoma
51%

Winning margin

Al Jabalain wins by 2+
25%
Al Qaisoma wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Al Jabalain 1+ goals
79%
Al Jabalain 2+ goals
45%
Al Jabalain 3+ goals
20%
Al Qaisoma 1+ goals
65%
Al Qaisoma 2+ goals
28%
Al Qaisoma 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Al Jabalain (draw refunded)
66%
Al Qaisoma (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
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 Jabalain at homecreates 1.55, concedes 0.99 · 128 matches

Al Qaisoma awaycreates 1.08, concedes 1.54 · 37 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 Jabalain attack 1.55 + Al Qaisoma defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.54

Al Qaisoma attack 1.08 + Al Jabalain defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 Jabalain scores more
49%
level
26%
Al Qaisoma scores more
26%

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

Al Jabalain 1 – 1 Al Qaisoma

Al Jabalain and Al Qaisoma drew 1-1 in Division 1 on September 25, 2018.

The match was played at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium (Ha'il (Hail)).