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Al Najma vs Al Taraji — Division 1 2018

Al Najma
Al Najma
FT
1 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Al Taraji
Al Taraji
2/13/2024Division 1Division 1 · Round 21Department of Education Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Al Najma61%
×Draw22%
Al Taraji17%
✓ 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 Najma
1.84
Al Taraji
0.84

Al Najma creates 119% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 17 away

creates per match

Al Najma
1.44
Al Taraji
0.65

allows per match

Al Najma
1.03
Al Taraji
2.24

finishing

Al Najma+0.00on par
Al Taraji+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Najma ↓

Al Taraji →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–16%
0–22%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–111%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–110%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–07%
3–16%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–13%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al Najma or draw
83%
Al Najma or Al Taraji
78%
Draw or Al Taraji
39%

Winning margin

Al Najma wins by 2+
36%
Al Taraji wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

Al Najma 1+ goals
84%
Al Najma 2+ goals
55%
Al Najma 3+ goals
28%
Al Taraji 1+ goals
57%
Al Taraji 2+ goals
21%
Al Taraji 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Al Najma (draw refunded)
78%
Al Taraji (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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 Najma at home — creates 1.44, concedes 1.03 · 34 matches

Al Taraji away — creates 0.65, concedes 2.24 · 17 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 1.44 + Al Taraji defence 2.24 → ÷2 → 1.84

Al Taraji attack 0.65 + Al Najma defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 61%?"

Al Najma scores more
61%
level
22%
Al Taraji scores more
17%

Al Najma at 61% 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 61% does not mean "Al Najma 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

Division 1: Al Najma 1–0 Al Taraji

Al Najma beat Al Taraji 1-0 in Division 1 on February 13, 2024.

The match was played at Department of Education Stadium in Unaizah.