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Al Safa vs Al TarajiDivision 1 2018

Al Safa
Al Safa
FT
41
HT: 21
Al Taraji
Al Taraji
4/15/2024Division 1Division 1 · Round 28Al Safwa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Al Safa52%
×Draw23%
Al Taraji25%
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 Safa
1.85
Al Taraji
1.22

Al Safa creates 52% more chances

Season form · 34 home / 17 away

creates per match

Al Safa
1.47
Al Taraji
0.65

allows per match

Al Safa
1.79
Al Taraji
2.24

finishing

Al Safa+0.00on par
Al Taraji+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Over
  • Over59
  • Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Safa

Al Taraji
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
109%
1111%
126%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
324%
331%
340%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
59%41%3.5
37%63%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Al Safa or draw
75%
Al Safa or Al Taraji
77%
Draw or Al Taraji
48%

Winning margin

Al Safa wins by 2+
29%
Al Taraji wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Al Safa 1+ goals
84%
Al Safa 2+ goals
55%
Al Safa 3+ goals
28%
Al Taraji 1+ goals
70%
Al Taraji 2+ goals
34%
Al Taraji 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al Safa (draw refunded)
67%
Al Taraji (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
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 Safa at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.79 · 34 matches

Al Taraji awaycreates 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 Safa attack 1.47 + Al Taraji defence 2.24 → ÷2 → 1.85

Al Taraji attack 0.65 + Al Safa defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 1.22

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 52%?"

Al Safa scores more
52%
level
23%
Al Taraji scores more
25%

Al Safa at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Al Safa 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

Match Recap: Al Safa vs Al Taraji

Al Safa beat Al Taraji 4-1 in Division 1 on April 15, 2024.

The match was played at Al Safwa Stadium in Safwa.