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Al Sahel vs Al Wehda ClubDivision 1 2018

9/14/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 2Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 35+ matches

Al Sahel34%
×Draw28%
Al Wehda Club38%
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
1.14
Al Wehda Club
1.22

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 55 home / 35 away

creates per match

Al Sahel
1.11
Al Wehda Club
1.20

allows per match

Al Sahel
1.24
Al Wehda Club
1.17

finishing

Al Sahel+0.00on par
Al Wehda Club+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Sahel

Al Wehda Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
217%
225%
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
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Al Sahel or draw
62%
Al Sahel or Al Wehda Club
72%
Draw or Al Wehda Club
66%

Winning margin

Al Sahel wins by 2+
14%
Al Wehda Club wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Al Sahel 1+ goals
68%
Al Sahel 2+ goals
32%
Al Sahel 3+ goals
11%
Al Wehda Club 1+ goals
70%
Al Wehda Club 2+ goals
34%
Al Wehda Club 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al Sahel (draw refunded)
47%
Al Wehda Club (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 Wehda Club awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.17 · 35 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 Wehda Club defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.14

Al Wehda Club attack 1.20 + Al Sahel defence 1.24 → ÷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 38%?"

Al Sahel scores more
34%
level
28%
Al Wehda Club scores more
38%

Al Wehda Club 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 Wehda Club 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 Sahel 0–1 Al Wehda Club

Al Wehda Club beat Al Sahel 1-0 in Division 1 on September 14, 2021.

The match was played at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam.