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Al Sulaibikhat vs Al TadhamonCrown Prince Cup 2020

Al Sulaibikhat
Al Sulaibikhat
FT
01
HT: 01
Al Tadhamon
Al Tadhamon
12/2/2023Crown Prince CupCrown Prince Cup · Preliminary RoundAbdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

Al Sulaibikhat38%
×Draw28%
Al Tadhamon34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Sulaibikhat
1.19
Al Tadhamon
1.11

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 3 home / 10 away

creates per match

Al Sulaibikhat
0.67
Al Tadhamon
0.90

allows per match

Al Sulaibikhat
1.33
Al Tadhamon
1.70

finishing

Al Sulaibikhat+0.00on par
Al Tadhamon+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Sulaibikhat

Al Tadhamon
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Al Sulaibikhat or draw
66%
Al Sulaibikhat or Al Tadhamon
72%
Draw or Al Tadhamon
62%

Winning margin

Al Sulaibikhat wins by 2+
16%
Al Tadhamon wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Al Sulaibikhat 1+ goals
70%
Al Sulaibikhat 2+ goals
33%
Al Sulaibikhat 3+ goals
12%
Al Tadhamon 1+ goals
67%
Al Tadhamon 2+ goals
30%
Al Tadhamon 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Al Sulaibikhat (draw refunded)
53%
Al Tadhamon (draw refunded)
47%

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 Sulaibikhat at homecreates 0.67, concedes 1.33 · 3 matches

Al Tadhamon awaycreates 0.90, concedes 1.70 · 10 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 Sulaibikhat attack 0.67 + Al Tadhamon defence 1.70 → ÷2 → 1.19

Al Tadhamon attack 0.90 + Al Sulaibikhat defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.11

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 Sulaibikhat scores more
38%
level
28%
Al Tadhamon scores more
34%

Al Sulaibikhat 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 Sulaibikhat 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 Sulaibikhat 0 – 1 Al Tadhamon

Al Tadhamon beat Al Sulaibikhat 1-0 in Crown Prince Cup on December 2, 2023.

The match was played at Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium in Kuwait City.