Al Nahdha 1–0 Al Shoalah: Result & Stats

Al Nahdha

FT

1 – 0

Al Shoalah

5/31/2021

Division 1 · Round 38Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 59+ matches

Al Nahdha42%

×Draw29%

Al Shoalah29%

✓ 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.

Al NahdhaExpected goals in this matchAl Shoalah

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.

1.23

0.98

Al Nahdha

1.23

Al Shoalah

0.98

Al Nahdha creates 26% more chances

Season form · 59 home / 76 away

1.39

creates per match

0.88

1.08

allows per match

1.08

creates per match

Al Nahdha

1.39

Al Shoalah

0.88

allows per match

Al Nahdha

1.08

Al Shoalah

1.08

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Nahdha+0.00on par

Al Shoalah+0.00on par

Total goals

Under62
Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No56
Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Nahdha ↓

Al Shoalah →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–011%

0–111%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–113%

1–26%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–18%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

89%11%1.5

65%35%2.5

38%62%3.5

18%82%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

Al Nahdha or draw

71%

Al Nahdha or Al Shoalah

71%

Draw or Al Shoalah

58%

Winning margin

Al Nahdha wins by 2+

18%

Al Shoalah wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Al Nahdha 1+ goals

71%

Al Nahdha 2+ goals

35%

Al Nahdha 3+ goals

13%

Al Shoalah 1+ goals

62%

Al Shoalah 2+ goals

26%

Al Shoalah 3+ goals

8%

Draw no bet

Al Nahdha (draw refunded)

59%

Al Shoalah (draw refunded)

41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

31%

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 home — creates 1.39, concedes 1.08 · 59 matches

Al Shoalah away — creates 0.88, concedes 1.08 · 76 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 Shoalah defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.23

Al Shoalah attack 0.88 + Al Nahdha defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 Nahdha scores more

42%

level

29%

Al Shoalah scores more

29%

Al Nahdha 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 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