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Al Sahel vs Jeddah ClubDivision 1 2018

10/13/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 6Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 55+ matches

Al Sahel37%
×Draw27%
Jeddah Club36%
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
1.24
Jeddah Club
1.21

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 55 home / 127 away

creates per match

Al Sahel
1.11
Jeddah Club
1.19

allows per match

Al Sahel
1.24
Jeddah Club
1.37

finishing

Al Sahel+0.00on par
Jeddah Club+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Sahel

Jeddah Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
026%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Al Sahel or draw
64%
Al Sahel or Jeddah Club
73%
Draw or Jeddah Club
63%

Winning margin

Al Sahel wins by 2+
16%
Jeddah Club wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Al Sahel 1+ goals
71%
Al Sahel 2+ goals
35%
Al Sahel 3+ goals
13%
Jeddah Club 1+ goals
70%
Jeddah Club 2+ goals
34%
Jeddah Club 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al Sahel (draw refunded)
51%
Jeddah Club (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Jeddah Club awaycreates 1.19, concedes 1.37 · 127 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 + Jeddah Club defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.24

Jeddah Club attack 1.19 + Al Sahel defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 37%?"

Al Sahel scores more
37%
level
27%
Jeddah Club scores more
36%

Al Sahel at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Al Sahel 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 Sahel vs Jeddah Club

Al Sahel beat Jeddah Club 2-1 in Division 1 on October 13, 2021.

The match was played at Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium in Dammam.