Al Najma 2–1 Al Kholood: Result & Stats

Al Najma

FT

2 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Al Kholood

2/14/2026

Pro League · Round 22King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Al Najma37%

×Draw23%

Al Kholood40%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50%

Always home

44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Al NajmaExpected goals in this matchAl Kholood

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.

1.60

1.67

Al Najma

1.60

Al Kholood

1.67

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 17 home / 34 away

1.24

creates per match

1.21

2.12

allows per match

1.97

creates per match

Al Najma

1.24

Al Kholood

1.21

allows per match

Al Najma

2.12

Al Kholood

1.97

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Najma+0.00on par

Al Kholood+0.00on par

Total goals

Over63
Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes65
No35

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Najma ↓

Al Kholood →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–04%

0–16%

0–25%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–06%

1–110%

1–29%

1–35%

1–42%

2

2–05%

2–18%

2–27%

2–34%

2–42%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–24%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

96%4%1.5

84%16%2.5

63%37%3.5

41%59%4.5

23%77%

Double chance

Al Najma or draw

60%

Al Najma or Al Kholood

77%

Draw or Al Kholood

63%

Winning margin

Al Najma wins by 2+

18%

Al Kholood wins by 2+

20%

Team goals

Al Najma 1+ goals

80%

Al Najma 2+ goals

47%

Al Najma 3+ goals

22%

Al Kholood 1+ goals

81%

Al Kholood 2+ goals

50%

Al Kholood 3+ goals

23%

Draw no bet

Al Najma (draw refunded)

48%

Al Kholood (draw refunded)

52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

55%

Both score & under 3

10%

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 Najma at home — creates 1.24, concedes 2.12 · 17 matches

Al Kholood away — creates 1.21, concedes 1.97 · 34 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 Najma attack 1.24 + Al Kholood defence 1.97 → ÷2 → 1.60

Al Kholood attack 1.21 + Al Najma defence 2.12 → ÷2 → 1.67

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 40%?"

Al Najma scores more

37%

level

23%

Al Kholood scores more

40%

Al Kholood at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Al Kholood 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