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Al-Nasr vs Al-IttihadPremier League 2019

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 68+ matches

Al-Nasr42%
×Draw30%
Al-Ittihad28%
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-Nasr
1.19
Al-Ittihad
0.92

Al-Nasr creates 29% more chances

Season form · 68 home / 71 away

creates per match

Al-Nasr
1.65
Al-Ittihad
1.18

allows per match

Al-Nasr
0.65
Al-Ittihad
0.73

finishing

Al-Nasr+0.00on par
Al-Ittihad+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Under
  • Under65
  • Over35

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Nasr

Al-Ittihad
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0111%
025%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
209%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
62%38%2.5
35%65%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Al-Nasr or draw
72%
Al-Nasr or Al-Ittihad
70%
Draw or Al-Ittihad
58%

Winning margin

Al-Nasr wins by 2+
18%
Al-Ittihad wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Al-Nasr 1+ goals
70%
Al-Nasr 2+ goals
33%
Al-Nasr 3+ goals
12%
Al-Ittihad 1+ goals
60%
Al-Ittihad 2+ goals
23%
Al-Ittihad 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Al-Nasr (draw refunded)
60%
Al-Ittihad (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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-Nasr at homecreates 1.65, concedes 0.65 · 68 matches

Al-Ittihad awaycreates 1.18, concedes 0.73 · 71 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-Nasr attack 1.65 + Al-Ittihad defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.19

Al-Ittihad attack 1.18 + Al-Nasr defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 0.92

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-Nasr scores more
42%
level
30%
Al-Ittihad scores more
28%

Al-Nasr 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-Nasr 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

Premier League: Al-Nasr 1–2 Al-Ittihad

Al-Ittihad beat Al-Nasr 2-1 in Premier League on July 27, 2022.