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Al Sahel vs Al KholoodDivision 1 2018

Al Sahel
Al Sahel
FT
03
HT: 01
Al Kholood
Al Kholood
3/1/2023Division 1Division 1 · Round 23Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 53+ matches

Al Sahel33%
×Draw29%
Al Kholood38%
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 Sahel
1.08
Al Kholood
1.19

Al Kholood creates 10% more chances

Season form · 55 home / 53 away

creates per match

Al Sahel
1.11
Al Kholood
1.15

allows per match

Al Sahel
1.24
Al Kholood
1.06

finishing

Al Sahel+0.00on par
Al Kholood+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 Sahel

Al Kholood
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
217%
224%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

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

More markets

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 Sahel or draw
62%
Al Sahel or Al Kholood
71%
Draw or Al Kholood
67%

Winning margin

Al Sahel wins by 2+
13%
Al Kholood wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Al Sahel 1+ goals
66%
Al Sahel 2+ goals
29%
Al Sahel 3+ goals
10%
Al Kholood 1+ goals
70%
Al Kholood 2+ goals
33%
Al Kholood 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al Sahel (draw refunded)
46%
Al Kholood (draw refunded)
54%

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 Sahel at homecreates 1.11, concedes 1.24 · 55 matches

Al Kholood awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.06 · 53 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 Sahel attack 1.11 + Al Kholood defence 1.06 → ÷2 → 1.08

Al Kholood attack 1.15 + Al Sahel defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 Sahel scores more
33%
level
29%
Al Kholood scores more
38%

Al Kholood 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 "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

Al Sahel 0 – 3 Al Kholood

Al Kholood beat Al Sahel 3-0 in Division 1 on March 1, 2023.

The match was played at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Khobar.