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Al Nahdha vs Al OkhdoodDivision 1 2018

10/12/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 6Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 36+ matches

Al Nahdha38%
×Draw26%
Al Okhdood35%
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 Nahdha
1.33
Al Okhdood
1.26

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 59 home / 36 away

creates per match

Al Nahdha
1.39
Al Okhdood
1.44

allows per match

Al Nahdha
1.08
Al Okhdood
1.28

finishing

Al Nahdha+0.00on par
Al Okhdood+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Nahdha

Al Okhdood
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · 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 Nahdha or draw
65%
Al Nahdha or Al Okhdood
74%
Draw or Al Okhdood
62%

Winning margin

Al Nahdha wins by 2+
17%
Al Okhdood wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Al Nahdha 1+ goals
74%
Al Nahdha 2+ goals
38%
Al Nahdha 3+ goals
15%
Al Okhdood 1+ goals
72%
Al Okhdood 2+ goals
36%
Al Okhdood 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Al Nahdha (draw refunded)
52%
Al Okhdood (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
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 Nahdha at homecreates 1.39, concedes 1.08 · 59 matches

Al Okhdood awaycreates 1.44, concedes 1.28 · 36 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 Nahdha attack 1.39 + Al Okhdood defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.33

Al Okhdood attack 1.44 + Al Nahdha defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.26

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 38%?"

Al Nahdha scores more
38%
level
26%
Al Okhdood scores more
35%

Al Nahdha at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Al Nahdha 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 Nahdha 1 – 1 Al Okhdood

Al Nahdha and Al Okhdood drew 1-1 in Division 1 on October 12, 2021.

The match was played at Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium in Dammam.