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Al Najoom vs HajerDivision 1 2018

3/21/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 27Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 40+ matches

Al Najoom33%
×Draw29%
Hajer38%
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 Najoom
1.09
Hajer
1.18

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 40 home / 75 away

creates per match

Al Najoom
0.85
Hajer
1.00

allows per match

Al Najoom
1.35
Hajer
1.33

finishing

Al Najoom+0.00on par
Hajer+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Najoom

Hajer
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
217%
224%
232%
240%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Al Najoom or draw
62%
Al Najoom or Hajer
71%
Draw or Hajer
67%

Winning margin

Al Najoom wins by 2+
13%
Hajer wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Al Najoom 1+ goals
66%
Al Najoom 2+ goals
30%
Al Najoom 3+ goals
10%
Hajer 1+ goals
69%
Hajer 2+ goals
33%
Hajer 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al Najoom (draw refunded)
47%
Hajer (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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 Najoom at homecreates 0.85, concedes 1.35 · 40 matches

Hajer awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.33 · 75 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 Najoom attack 0.85 + Hajer defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.09

Hajer attack 1.00 + Al Najoom defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 1.18

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 Najoom scores more
33%
level
29%
Hajer scores more
38%

Hajer 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 "Hajer 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 Najoom 0 – 1 Hajer

Hajer beat Al Najoom 1-0 in Division 1 on March 21, 2021.

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