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Al Jeel vs Al Wehda ClubDivision 1 2018

9/27/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 4Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Al Jeel31%
×Draw28%
Al Wehda Club42%
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 Wehda Club
1.31

Al Wehda Club creates 21% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 35 away

creates per match

Al Jeel
1.00
Al Wehda Club
1.20

allows per match

Al Jeel
1.42
Al Wehda Club
1.17

finishing

Al Jeel+0.00on par
Al Wehda Club+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 Wehda Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
028%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
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

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Total goals

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

Double chance

Al Jeel or draw
58%
Al Jeel or Al Wehda Club
72%
Draw or Al Wehda Club
69%

Winning margin

Al Jeel wins by 2+
12%
Al Wehda Club wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Al Jeel 1+ goals
66%
Al Jeel 2+ goals
29%
Al Jeel 3+ goals
10%
Al Wehda Club 1+ goals
73%
Al Wehda Club 2+ goals
38%
Al Wehda Club 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Al Jeel (draw refunded)
42%
Al Wehda Club (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 Wehda Club awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.17 · 35 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 Wehda Club defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.08

Al Wehda Club attack 1.20 + Al Jeel defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.31

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
31%
level
28%
Al Wehda Club scores more
42%

Al Wehda Club 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 Wehda Club 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

Match Recap: Al Jeel vs Al Wehda Club

Al Jeel and Al Wehda Club drew 0-0 in Division 1 on September 27, 2021.

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