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Al Jabalain vs Najran — Division 1 2018

Al Jabalain
Al Jabalain
FT
1 – 1
Najran
Najran
8/20/2019Division 1Division 1 · Round 1Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 77+ matches

Al Jabalain45%
×Draw27%
Najran28%
✓ 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
1.39
Najran
1.04

Al Jabalain creates 34% more chances

Season form · 128 home / 77 away

creates per match

Al Jabalain
1.55
Najran
1.10

allows per match

Al Jabalain
0.99
Najran
1.23

finishing

Al Jabalain+0.00on par
Najran+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Jabalain ↓

Najran →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Jabalain or draw
72%
Al Jabalain or Najran
73%
Draw or Najran
55%

Winning margin

Al Jabalain wins by 2+
21%
Najran wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Jabalain 1+ goals
75%
Al Jabalain 2+ goals
40%
Al Jabalain 3+ goals
16%
Najran 1+ goals
65%
Najran 2+ goals
28%
Najran 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Al Jabalain (draw refunded)
61%
Najran (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

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 home — creates 1.55, concedes 0.99 · 128 matches

Najran away — creates 1.10, concedes 1.23 · 77 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 + Najran defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.39

Najran attack 1.10 + 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 45%?"

Al Jabalain scores more
45%
level
27%
Najran scores more
28%

Al Jabalain at 45% 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 45% 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

Division 1: Al Jabalain 1–1 Najran

Al Jabalain and Najran drew 1-1 in Division 1 on August 20, 2019.

The match was played at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Hail.