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Al Jeel vs Hetten FCDivision 1 2018

10/15/2019Division 1Division 1 · Round 9Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Al Jeel49%
×Draw24%
Hetten FC27%
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
1.66
Hetten FC
1.16

Al Jeel creates 43% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 19 away

creates per match

Al Jeel
1.00
Hetten FC
0.89

allows per match

Al Jeel
1.42
Hetten FC
2.32

finishing

Al Jeel+0.00on par
Hetten FC+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Jeel

Hetten FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
017%
024%
032%
040%
1
1010%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Al Jeel or draw
73%
Al Jeel or Hetten FC
76%
Draw or Hetten FC
51%

Winning margin

Al Jeel wins by 2+
26%
Hetten FC wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Jeel 1+ goals
81%
Al Jeel 2+ goals
49%
Al Jeel 3+ goals
23%
Hetten FC 1+ goals
69%
Hetten FC 2+ goals
32%
Hetten FC 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Al Jeel (draw refunded)
65%
Hetten FC (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Hetten FC awaycreates 0.89, concedes 2.32 · 19 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 + Hetten FC defence 2.32 → ÷2 → 1.66

Hetten FC attack 0.89 + Al Jeel defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.16

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 Jeel scores more
49%
level
24%
Hetten FC scores more
27%

Al Jeel 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 Jeel 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 Hetten FC

Al Jeel and Hetten FC drew 0-0 in Division 1 on October 15, 2019.

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