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Al Jeel vs Al Khaleej SaihatDivision 1 2018

8/29/2018Division 1Division 1 · Round 1Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium (Al-Hasa)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

Al Jeel30%
×Draw27%
Al Khaleej Saihat42%
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 Jeel
1.08
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.32

Al Khaleej Saihat creates 22% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 60 away

creates per match

Al Jeel
1.00
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.22

allows per match

Al Jeel
1.42
Al Khaleej Saihat
1.17

finishing

Al Jeel+0.00on par
Al Khaleej Saihat+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Jeel

Al Khaleej Saihat
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
028%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Jeel or draw
58%
Al Jeel or Al Khaleej Saihat
73%
Draw or Al Khaleej Saihat
70%

Winning margin

Al Jeel wins by 2+
12%
Al Khaleej Saihat wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Al Jeel 1+ goals
66%
Al Jeel 2+ goals
29%
Al Jeel 3+ goals
10%
Al Khaleej Saihat 1+ goals
73%
Al Khaleej Saihat 2+ goals
38%
Al Khaleej Saihat 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Al Jeel (draw refunded)
42%
Al Khaleej Saihat (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 Jeel at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.42 · 60 matches

Al Khaleej Saihat awaycreates 1.22, concedes 1.17 · 60 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 Jeel attack 1.00 + Al Khaleej Saihat defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.08

Al Khaleej Saihat attack 1.22 + Al Jeel defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.32

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 42%?"

Al Jeel scores more
30%
level
27%
Al Khaleej Saihat scores more
42%

Al Khaleej Saihat at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al Khaleej Saihat 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 Jeel 0–0 Al Khaleej Saihat

Al Jeel and Al Khaleej Saihat drew 0-0 in Division 1 on August 29, 2018.

The match was played at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium (Al-Hasa).